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Orchestrating for Strings with Sibelius Ultimate: A Case Study on Jay Terrien

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Technology Category	Sensors - Dry Contact Sensors Sensors - Proximity Sensors
Use Cases	Time Sensitive Networking
Challenge	Jay Terrien, a professional musician and orchestrator, was faced with the challenge of working on tight deadlines to create, arrange, and perform music for a variety of situations including live performances, television, film scores, tours, and albums. The music industry demands high levels of professionalism and efficiency, requiring him to do a lot of things quickly and well. When he receives music for performance or production, the first step he takes is to get the notation files. However, he often encounters music that needs significant work before it can be performed, and there is rarely ample time to arrange and make it playable. He also faces issues with music scores that are in different keys, adapted for other instruments, or orchestrated incorrectly for his instrument. Read More
About Customer	Jay Terrien is a professional musician who has written, arranged, and performed music for strings for a wide range of situations. His work includes live performances, television, film scores, tours, and albums with artists like Stevie Wonder, Andy Grammer, Moby, Rihanna, and Drake. He has also led a string session at the world-famous East West Studios in Hollywood for Atlantic Records artist Christina Perri’s new song 'Tiny Victories'. Jay plays the bass guitar and viola and is known for his professionalism and high-quality work in the demanding music industry. Read More
Solution	Sibelius Ultimate, a music notation software, has been the solution to Jay's challenges. He uses Sibelius 100% of the time to build scores that are easy to read, easy to share, and can be published quickly. The software's features enable multiple edits, magnetic slurs, and string bowings, allowing him to work out bowings, add markings, notes, and dynamics. With proper notation, the music sounds better. Sibelius also allows him to quickly correct issues with the music scores, such as changing the clef in just ten seconds. He was first introduced to Sibelius in 2004 and found that the ease of use with Sibelius gave him a jump start on music creation for his own work as well as arrangements for concerts and recording sessions. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Sensors - Dry Contact Sensors

Sensors - Proximity Sensors

Use Cases

Time Sensitive Networking

Challenge

Jay Terrien, a professional musician and orchestrator, was faced with the challenge of working on tight deadlines to create, arrange, and perform music for a variety of situations including live performances, television, film scores, tours, and albums. The music industry demands high levels of professionalism and efficiency, requiring him to do a lot of things quickly and well. When he receives music for performance or production, the first step he takes is to get the notation files. However, he often encounters music that needs significant work before it can be performed, and there is rarely ample time to arrange and make it playable. He also faces issues with music scores that are in different keys, adapted for other instruments, or orchestrated incorrectly for his instrument.

About Customer

Jay Terrien is a professional musician who has written, arranged, and performed music for strings for a wide range of situations. His work includes live performances, television, film scores, tours, and albums with artists like Stevie Wonder, Andy Grammer, Moby, Rihanna, and Drake. He has also led a string session at the world-famous East West Studios in Hollywood for Atlantic Records artist Christina Perri’s new song 'Tiny Victories'. Jay plays the bass guitar and viola and is known for his professionalism and high-quality work in the demanding music industry.

Solution

Sibelius Ultimate, a music notation software, has been the solution to Jay's challenges. He uses Sibelius 100% of the time to build scores that are easy to read, easy to share, and can be published quickly. The software's features enable multiple edits, magnetic slurs, and string bowings, allowing him to work out bowings, add markings, notes, and dynamics. With proper notation, the music sounds better. Sibelius also allows him to quickly correct issues with the music scores, such as changing the clef in just ten seconds. He was first introduced to Sibelius in 2004 and found that the ease of use with Sibelius gave him a jump start on music creation for his own work as well as arrangements for concerts and recording sessions.

Impact #1	The use of Sibelius Ultimate has significantly improved Jay's operational efficiency and the quality of his work. The software's features allow him to quickly and accurately edit and arrange music, ensuring that the scores are not a mess before he puts them in front of his A-list players. This has resulted in better sounding music and a smoother performance process. Additionally, Sibelius' ease of use has given Jay a jump start on music creation for his own work as well as arrangements for concerts and recording sessions, allowing him to meet the high expectations of the music industry.

Impact #1

The use of Sibelius Ultimate has significantly improved Jay's operational efficiency and the quality of his work. The software's features allow him to quickly and accurately edit and arrange music, ensuring that the scores are not a mess before he puts them in front of his A-list players. This has resulted in better sounding music and a smoother performance process. Additionally, Sibelius' ease of use has given Jay a jump start on music creation for his own work as well as arrangements for concerts and recording sessions, allowing him to meet the high expectations of the music industry.

Benefit #1	Sibelius allows Jay to quickly correct issues with music scores, such as changing the clef in just ten seconds.
Benefit #2	Jay was able to start composing with Sibelius and finish a tune within two hours of first using the software in 2004.

Benefit #1

Sibelius allows Jay to quickly correct issues with music scores, such as changing the clef in just ten seconds.

Benefit #2

Jay was able to start composing with Sibelius and finish a tune within two hours of first using the software in 2004.

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Orchestrating for Strings with Sibelius Ultimate: A Case Study on Jay Terrien

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