Aaron turned to Sibelius, a music notation software, to speed up his music composition process. The software's versatile and intuitive scoring and notation tools allowed him to create scores faster, thereby expanding his creative potential. Sibelius' unique ability to 'get out of the way' and let him create was particularly beneficial. Its features, such as the ability to drag slurs, make multiple edits, create dynamic markings, and produce professional scores and sheets, were critical to making changes quickly. This enabled Aaron to get his music in front of players more quickly and tailor it with the dynamic markings and nuances that performers and directors need. The software's quickly-accessible keyboard commands and customizable layout capabilities also contributed to speeding up the composition process.
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