Hi dan and all of you! Thank you for the information in this thread. My next question is how to write such chords muted? Best regards, Beccy. -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: sib-access-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:sib-access-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Im Auftrag von Dan Rugman Gesendet: Mittwoch, 21. Juli 2010 19:30 An: sib-access@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Betreff: [sib-access] Re: A measure with part slahses and part notes Yes, you can do this. You might want to put an NC above the written pitches just to make it certain that no chords should be improvised with the notes. Here's a step by step for the notes in the bar. 1. Press N to start note input. This step is vital because the notehead keystrokes won't work properly unless you do this. 2. Press Alt+Shift+3 for stemless slash noteheads. 3. Press F8 and then NumPad4 for quarter notes. 4. Type B to input a B. It should be a B4, if it isn't, use the up and down arrows to correct it. 5. Press B two more times to enter the second and third quarters. 6. Press Alt+Shift+0 for round noteheads with stems. 7. Press NumPad3 for eighth notes. 8. Type in the two eighth note pitches. 9. Press N to stop note input. For the chords 1. Select the first note and press Ctrl+K. 2. Type in the first chord and press space. Then repeat this step for the second and third chords. 3. You should now be on the eighth note at quarter 4. 4. You now need a no chord instruction above the eighth note. You could just type in "NC" as capital letters but Sibelius actually has a no chord symbol. 5. You get this by inputting a µ character. You can find it by opening the word menu with the applications key and selecting µ in the table. It's in the column with dim at the top. So, as soon as the menu opens, press right arrow until dim is spoken and then down arrow to µ. 6. Press Escape. Hope this helps. Dan Rugman Visit www.musicaccess.co.uk for visually-impaired musicians and home of Sibelius Access -----Original Message----- From: sib-access-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:sib-access-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kevin Gibbs Sent: 21 July 2010 02:48 To: sib-access@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [sib-access] A measure with part slahses and part notes Guys, Is it possible to have a measure in which a guitarist is playing chords for three beats and then plays two eighth notes on beat 4. How does one write that? I've never heard of a measure that is populated partially with slashes and partially with noteheads. So, what is the solution for a situation where a guitarist is comping for three beats and plays two solo notes as an answer figure on beat 4? Thanks, Kevin If you wish to unsubscribe, send a blank message with the single word, unsubscribe - in the Subject line to: sib-access-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx If you wish to unsubscribe, send a blank message with the single word, unsubscribe - in the Subject line to: sib-access-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx If you wish to unsubscribe, send a blank message with the single word, unsubscribe - in the Subject line to: sib-access-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx