[sib-access] Re: About writing slurs in Sibelius 5.25.
- From: Kevin L Gibbs <kevjazz@xxxxxx>
- To: sib-access@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:27:14 -0500
First of all, Sib Access doesn't always report the slur direction accurately.
Second, the slur direction depends on stem direction. Majority rules. if the
majority of the notes in the slur are stem up, the slur should be below the
notes. The slur should hug the noteheads to the extent possible. Sibelius 6
will clean this stuff up better than Sibelius 5. Unfortunately, there is no
way for a blind person to simply depend on Sibelius to get it right all the
time. There are collision issues that it takes a trained eye to deal with in
Sibelius 5.25. As I said, Sibelius 6 will fix much but not all of this.
Kevin
On Sep 21, 2011, at 10:52 PM, Patricia Elena Vlieg wrote:
> Hi all, I am writing arrangements for piano and strings and I have some
> confusion with the different kinds of slurs there are, particularly slur
> above and slur below (Shift plus S).
> I understood that the use of above or below depends on how the stems go,
> therefore I am using slur below on the left hand of the piano, hoping that
> the slur would cover several measures and would be placed below voice 4 (the
> piano part sometimes uses multiple voices).
> However, according to a sighted musician who looked at it, the slurs appear
> above the notes and not below as expected.
> There are many slurs on the line menu (braketed, dotted, etc), but I don't
> know when to use which.
> Any place where I could read about that?
> For string instruments, I understand one can have two slurs: one for bow
> direction and one for expression. Is it so and which should I choose for each
> case?
>
>
> I also want to know how to deal with multiple voices more effectively,
> particularly when we have many rests on inner voices.
> Is there a plug in that hides the rests so as not to have to go through every
> bar figuring it out?
> Any recommendations for piano writing are wellcome!
>
> Thanks,
> Patricia Elena Vlieg
> http://www.patriciaelena.com/
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