


TIP: You can select more than one note at a time to add the + or 0 marking. Select the notehead and use the 4th Keypad Layout (Articulations) to add the + for closed and the 0 for open.Enter the hi-hat notes as you want them to play back.Since I often play in the notation from a MIDI keyboard, I delete and open notehead from the drum map leaving just the one with the o articulation over it for open hi-hat. However, if you are entering with the mouse or computer keyboard, you have to manually assign the articulations to the notes.

In Sibelius, if you play in the open and closed hi-hat from a MIDI instrument, the notehead will be changed automatically and since the X and open notehead occur first in the map, they will appear. You must enter the appropriate hi-hat sound as they are being entered. It is important to realize that in Finale, the + and o articulations are for visual purposes only. While holding down the letter click on the note to assign the articulation: open (o) and closed (+). With the Articulations tool selected, hold down the letter “I” for = or the letter “O” for open. TIP: Use the metatool assigned to these markings for faster entry.
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Sibelius 7 starts on page 352.įinale: Go to Help > User Manual and search for Drum Maps. From the index go section 4.13 Percussion. Sibelius: go to Help > Reference and read the section on Drum Maps. If you are new to drum maps, read about them in the documentation. Drum maps are needed since percussion instruments have multiple sounds and noteheads assigned to the same line or space in a part. In this post, I will go through the steps to notate open and closed hi-hat indications in drum set parts in Finale and Sibelius.īoth Finale and Sibelius use a drum map for percussion parts.
