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Sibelius Speaking 3from Dancing DotsIMPORTANT NOTICE TO NEW SIBELIUS CUSTOMERSIf you order Sibelius Speaking and Sibelius itself from us, Dancing Dots will ship Sibelius version 3 to you as our Sibelius Speaking scripts do not yet support Sibelius 5. Sibelius Speaking does not work with Sibelius Student Edition. Sibelius Speaking does not work with any version of Sibelius Student Edition. Sibelius Speaking does not work with Sibelius 4 and their are no plans to make Sibelius Speaking compatible with Sibelius 4. Anyone who purchases a new unit of Sibelius 3 after June 30, 2005, is eligible for a free upgrade to Sibelius 5 but you must contact Sibelius Music Software (the company) directly in order to qualify. Sibelius is likely to honor this free upgrade policy for Dancing Dots customers but only at their sole discretion. So don't delay! Call 1-888-474-2354 or, if you're not in the U.S., go to http://www.sibelius.com to locate a distributor in your country. Dancing Dots is not authorized to provide upgrades to Sibelius products and all upgrade arrangements and eligibility decisions for such upgrades will be made directly with and by the people at Sibelius Music Software (the company). In other words, if you wish to use our Sibelius Speaking scripts, you must already own a copy of Sibelius 3 or you must order Sibelius 3 from Dancing Dots. It may now be impossible for you to find Sibelius 3 for sale as Sibelius 5 began shipping in June, 2007. If you already own Sibelius 5 but need Sibelius 3 in order to use Sibelius Speaking, you must contact the people at Sibelius Music Software to request a license for Sibelius 3 by special arrangement. Customers who ordered Sibelius Speaking 3 after April 30, 2007, will recieve the updated Sibelius Speaking 5 at no additional cost as a free download. Check this page from time to time to get the latest news about a release date for Sibelius Speaking for Sibelius version 5 or, if you're not already subscribed to one of our online listservs, go to http://www.dancingdots.com/main/listserv.htm to subscribe so that you will receive notice of new releases right away.
System Requirements OverviewSibelius Speaking delivers the power and flexibility of the excellent notation program, Sibelius, to the blind user. Sibelius Speaking combines a set of sophisticated scripts for the JAWS for Windows screen reader with tutorial documents and superb online help. That means that blind composers or arrangers can now independently transfer their creative musical ideas directly from their mind's ear to the printed page! Sibelius Speaking frees the blind composer to create music for all kinds of traditional or not-so-traditional ensembles, from string quartets, to jazz bands, symphony orchestras or (why not?) dueling tubas! You can print your music for any sighted person to read in the medium they recognize: conventional, staff notation. With Sibelius Speaking, you can learn to use one of the world's premiere notation tools. Enter notes from your PC's keyboard or with any MIDI (piano-style) musical keyboard attached to your PC's soundcard. Listen back to your composition and independently revise it until you're ready to print it up for your sighted teacher, colleague or student to read. In 2002, Dancing Dots released an access solution for Cakewalk's popular SONAR software. Read A Comparison of Sibelius and Cakewalk SONAR to learn how these two great programs differ and what jobs are best accomplished with which product. Sibelius Speaking for Sibelius 3Sibelius Speaking 3 is compatible with Sibelius 3 and JAWS for Windows 5.1 and 6.x! Dancing Dots and David Pinto worked closely with Freedom Scientific, manufacturer of JAWS, and Sibelius Music Software, manufacturer of the Sibelius notation software, to bring you the best and most stable version of Sibelius Speaking yet. Our warm thanks to these manufacturers who have listened to our requests for enhancements and fixes to their own products which have vastly contributed to the addition of new and improved features and the overall performance of the Sibelius Speaking scripts. And, of course, David Pinto once again proves worthy of his title as Scripting Master of JAWS for Windows! Most of all, we are deeply grateful to the late, great Ray Charles who worked so closely with David to suggest helpful features. Ray was tireless in his efforts to make Sibelius Speaking and Sibelius itself as user-friendly as possible and loved using the software so much that he agreed to endorse Sibelius (see Famous Sibelius Users). David and Ray had a truly special relationship that was based on both a deep respect for each others talents and their common goal of making music education and technology accessible to the blind community. We dedicate this release of Sibelius Speaking to the memory of Ray Charles. Ray certainly belonged to the music world at large but he also belonged to blind musicians everywhere in a unique way. Through his collaboration with David Pinto during his last years, Ray left a genuine gift to us. Current Sibelius Speaking users should see upgrade pricing details. New customers can purchase Sibelius Speaking online. Customers outside of the United States are requested to contact their local dealer. Remember that you must use the English version of Sibelius and the U.S. Windows keyboard lay-out even if you are running Sibelius on a laptop PC, in which case, you must also use an auxiliary PC keyboard that has a complete, standard num pad. What's New in Sibelius Speaking 3 Ray Charles and Sibelius SpeakingHere's some text taken from a note Bill McCann, president of Dancing Dots, wrote to the Dancing Dots listserv, not long after Sibelius Speaking's debut presentation: "As many of you have already heard, Ray Charles, the famous R&B artist, showed us how he has learned to use Sibelius with our Sibelius Speaking scripts for JAWS to print out his own creative ideas. At a special event sponsored by Dancing Dots at the CSUN Technology and Persons with Disabilities conference in Los Angeles in March, 2003. Ray charted out 32 measures of an original jazz waltz scored for four saxes and a rhythm section in front of a capacity crowd which included Stevie Wonder and Dianne Schuur. We printed out the parts, and assembled the band of sighted players who had been waiting outside the room. Ray told them something like: "Now, if I made any mistakes, *play* the mistakes!" He counted it off, the guys played it and it was perfect! It was, without question, an historic moment and, judging from the hugely enthusiastic response from the audience (not to mention the highly positive reaction from yours truly) we all knew we had witnessed a genuine bit of history. in the making!" Praise for Sibelius Speaking from Our Customers"Sibelius is one of the most innovative pieces of software I have ever used. It allows you to work the way you want to work. For me, I like to create my charts in step-time, but you can also record in real time, or from your laptop's keyboard when you're on the road. That's the beauty of Sibelius...it doesn't limit you. I used to have to dictate every note of my charts to my arrangers. Now, I can hand them a score." Sibelius and the Sibelius Speaking JAWS scripts are exactly what I’d been waiting for! The excellent work Mr. David Pinto has done to make the notation program accessible has liberated me to arrange and compose, and Whether writing for solo voice, or a choir of more than 200, one piano or an ensemble of four pianos, and virtually any instrument combination, as a church and college faculty musician my musical dream is being fulfilled. Thank you, Dancing Dots, for providing a most adequate and satisfying product! Dale Lieser Customer More Praise for Sibelius Speaking from Kevin Kern. Audio Demo
David Pinto, developer of the Sibelius Speaking JAWS scripts,
gives an informative and entertaining demonstration of how to use the
Sibelius music notation program.
Using both a computer keyboard and a MIDI keyboard to input notes into
the score, Pinto demonstrates why Sibelius Speaking with Sibelius is
the most accessible and professional way for the blind musician
to create and print out conventional music scores.
This 40 minute demonstration is in mp3 format, and can be played back
with programs such as the Windows media player, Real Player, and the
ATI multimedia file player.
The file may either be downloaded or streamed depending on your mp3 software.
Please be patient after clicking on the audio demo links;
the files are large and it may seem like nothing is happening for a while.
Sibelius Speaking 3 System Requirements
Online PurchasingSibelius Speaking 3Our Online Price $289 Sibelius Speaking UpgradeOur Online Price $199 Sibelius 3 Professional VersionList Price $599 Sibelius 3 Academic VersionTo qualify for this price, you must fax one of the following to Dancing Dots at 610-783-6732:
Price $319 Keyboards, Cables and MIDI InterfacesTo use Sibelius you will probably want a musical keyboard and/or MIDI interface to connect it to your PC. Here is a list of devices Dancing Dots sells and supports.
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