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Dorico: Lead Sheet Complete Walkthrough

David Das 15,194 3 years ago
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https://daviddas.com -- If you'd like to create an entire lead sheet in Steinberg's Dorico, this video will walk you through it step by step. I've created a faux song which utilizes every technique I can think of that is typically used in a lead sheet, and show you how to create the finished sheet music. Creating a lead sheet in Dorico is a sequence of dozens of steps. This video has been extensively chapterized, so you can refer to it later and jump to the specific technique you need: 0:00 Introduction 0:26 Starting from the template 0:48 Set up key and time signatures 1:09 Create simple slash notation 1:26 Add chords 1:45 Slash voices (more customized rhythmic notation) 2:37 A single repeat bar 3:39 Adding a metronome marking 4:13 Add a double bar 4:22 Enter a melody 4:36 Turn off a slash voice 4:56 Add lyrics 5:05 Using the lock tool 5:36 Creating a double bar repeat 5:55 Inserting cue notes 6:03 Lengthen or shorten note durations 6:44 Add slurs 7:13 Add additional text 7:57 Write mode vs. Engrave mode 8:14 Altering the positioning of score elements 8:29 Adding a key change 9:11 Adding repeats 10:35 Removing redundant elements 10:53 How to add bars 11:05 Shortening a region 11:55 Deleting measures 12:20 Adding title, composer, and header elements 14:23 Final proofreading 14:28 Removing superfluous rests 14:49 Manually correcting collisions 15:03 Manually creating system breaks 15:42 Preview the score using Print mode 15:55 Adjust the size of the metronome marking 16:12 Adjust the overall size of the staves and notes

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