Music Notation

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Music Notation
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Background

• Outcomes of the lecture
• History of notation
• Notational systems
• Standard notation
• Graphic notation
• Space notation
• Tonic sol-fa
• Bhatkande
• Medieval notation
• Pianola
• Purpose Notation

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Notational software

• Sibelius
• Musiktime
• Overture
• Finale
• Amadeus
• Mozart
• Score
• Music Printer Plus
• Encore

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Notation input devices

• Midi keyboard
• Computer keyboard
• Mouse

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File formats, input technique, music fonts

• File formats
• Standard midi file
• Document file
• Graphic
• Input technique
• Real-time
• Step input
• Combination input
• Music Fonts
• Bach Musicological font
• Petrucci
• PGMusic

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Features in common with Word processing
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Sibelius

• Introduction
• Overview
• Moving around the score
• Keyboard shortcuts
• The toolbar
• Zooming
• The Keypad
• The Menus
• Customizing the screen

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Sibelius

• Basic Playback
• Play
• Stop
• Pause
• Rewind/Fast Forward

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Sibelius

• Editing
• One key shortcuts
• Selecting objects
• Moving objects
• Moving staves
• Deleting and cutting
• Undo and redo
• Copying
• Editing with the Keypad

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Assignment

• Read Module 17,18 19 from Experiencing Music
  Technology by Williams and Webster.
• Commence working through the Sibelius Tutorials
  that are placed on reserve in the Library.