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This blog is in response to a comment from a the previous blog  "Adding note names to notes".    The viewer wants to know how to "A dd note names to note head", which means the letters appears within the note head instead of above or below the notes.   Here goes: Highlight a bar in the score.  In the menu bar select " Notations "  - a list of commands will appear and then choose " Add note names" which is on the right side of the.   A pop-up window will appear with three options.   Whole score, Selected passages and omit sharp and flat signs.   Click ok to populate the score and the note names will appear inside the note head.   But the letters inside the note heads are not clearly visible.   I would recommend that you change the size of the noted head to at least 180% to make the notes visible.      To increase the size of the note head,   goto " Appearance...

In this blog post, I will show you how to add note names to your music score.  I believe that this will help your beginner students to learn the notes of the staff faster and this is especially helpful to students with special needs. I have already made an easy piano arrangement of "Scarborough Fair".   The melody is simplified and the accompaniment is made easy with single note for each crotchet beat.   Using the left hand (LH)to play is always a challenge for beginners.   This LH arrangement is created to get the students to be rhythmically accurate and consistent.  Sibelius : Highlight the entire score using Command + A (Mac)  Control+A (PC) Go to text menu bar  Go to plug-ins   Scroll down to add note names.  A window will appear and you can make your selections.   Inside the window, select technique (There are other choices For eg. Lyrics and expressions) Click Ok .   Note names will be added to the e...