Let’s remind ourselves of those Sibelius defaults again: With your stickler’s eye, you’ll notice that these octave down suffixes are all aligned at the bottom, flush with the line: Octave lines in Scoring Express Oh yes, and if you want some more options for your lines? I’m particularly pleased with the octave lines included beginning with v.1.2 of Scoring Express, where we have alternate options for octave lines that use the correct suffix. You won’t find any such symbol in the Sibelius default fonts these symbols are part of the Special Symbols II font created especially for the Norfolk fonts, and used in all of the Scoring Express templates. In our Scoring Express templates, however, we’ve devised another solution: a symbol for the octave up and octave down hooks that replaces the one drawn by Sibelius. One option is to simply obsess over the position of every line to make sure a hook appears. However, look in Sibelius, it’s all too easy to create such an unfortunate occurrence: Don’t leave me hanging If you look at the Gould examples, you’ll notice that there is never a “dangling hook” that is to say, an ending hook that doesn’t have a squared-off bracket. More options: Scoring Express to the rescue That’s certainly better! But you’re a stickler for engraving, we’ve decided. For the octave down lines, be sure to adjust the Start > Symbol > spaces right setting to – 0.1 spaces, to match that of the octave up line, or else you’ll find the symbol colliding with the line. You’ll need to do this for each of the other lines, as well - the 8 for the octave up and down lines, and the 15 for the two octave up and down lines. You’ll see the change reflected in the preview window: Instead, choose the numeral-only version to replace it: You’ll notice the version with the suffix selected by default.
In the Start section, click Symbol > Select… In Sibelius, go to Notations > Lines > Edit Lines… and choose the line: In nearly all instances, the position of line relative to the numeral and the staff, and the direction of the closing hook, will clearly indicate the meaning of the line and whether it’s intended to convey transposing the music up or down. Probably the easiest solution is to simply replace each of the suffixes with their numeral-only counterparts: 8 for the octave line and 15 for the two-octave line. The use of these suffixes provokes some spirited debate, but if you want to “go with Gould”, you’ll need to find an alternative to the Sibelius defaults. Let’s see what Elaine Gould prescribes, in her music notation reference Behind Bars:ĭo you see the suffixes 8vb or 15mb here? No. If you’re an engraving stickler, though, these humble stalwarts of music notation will leave you feeling frustrated for several reasons.
In Sibelius, if you choose an octave line, you’ll be presented with one of four options: Default octave lines in Sibelius
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