Sibelius defaults to not repeating that accidental, although it can be changed in the Preferences dialog. But if they enter the accidental manually, then Sibelius will allow it to stay. I've never adjusted that setting in the preferences.
So if they're entering the music via computer keyboard, they would press the note value key and the accidental key and then the key corresponding to the correct pitch. So to enter a half-note C-Sharp, they would hit the 6 key on the numpad, then the 8 key to indicate the sharp (or vice versa, the sequence is immaterial) and then the C key on the alpha keys. They don't realize that if they enter a C# as the first note of a tie that goes to the next measure, hit the numpad Enter key to indicate the tie and then simply enter the pitch again (tap the C key) it will default to being the correct pitch (C#) without them having to specify the sharp again. They probably are working on the misunderstanding that they have to specify the accidental for each and every note of a tie. It's simply operator error, not the fault of the program. I would hope there would have been an instructor who actually knows how to use Sibelius who would have given them an introduction to using the program rather than simply throwing it at them and saying "Here, have at it!" David H. Bailey On 11/11/2013 9:24 AM, Christopher Smith wrote: > The school labs have Sib 7 on Windows, and I keep seeing it in the students' > assignments. Since this is their first semester using any notation program, > they don't seem to know how to turn it off. They also don't know how to put > in slash or rhythmic notation, nor rhythmic cue notes on top of a drum staff. > I'm sure that stuff will come. > > Christopher > > > On Mon Nov 11, at MondayNov 11 6:47 AM, David H. Bailey wrote: > >> On 11/10/2013 1:27 PM, Christopher Smith wrote: >> [snip]> And Sibelius >>> seems to have this redundant accidental default that puts in >>> accidentals on the SECOND of two tied notes! >> [snip] >> >> Which version of Sibelius are you talking about? I've been using >> Sibelius since version 2.11 and it has never done that as a default. >> >> Sibelius only puts a redundant accidental on a tied note when the tie >> carries over from one system to the next. It doesn't put it on the 2nd >> tied note when both are on the same line of music. >> >> And that placement of the cautionary accidental when a tied note >> continues onto the next system can be turned on or off as the user wishes. >> >> >> -- >> David H. Bailey >> [email protected] >> http://www.davidbaileymusicstudio.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Finale mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > > -- David H. Bailey [email protected] http://www.davidbaileymusicstudio.com _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
