User Manual
7.3
To help save you time and eort, Notion provides a quick way to create a new multi-instrument
score based on your choice of template. Although these scores include typical orchestration for
ten dierent ensembles, you often need to make changes covered in this chapter and:
8 Adding staves assigned to instruments other than Notion sounds.
8 Deleting instruments (staves)
8 Moving instruments around in a dierent order.
Create a New File from a Template
1. Go to the Menu bar and select File > New From Template.
» A submenu appears.
2. Select your choice of template:
> Full Orchestra: a full symphonic orchestra with some 50 parts (to start), including a full complement of percussion
instruments.
> Chamber Orchestra: A more intimate ensemble with 18 parts from all sections of the orchestra.
> String Orchestra: Just sections of Violins (two parts), Violas, Cellos, and Basses.
> Big Band: A jazz font score with over twenty players from a mid-twentieth century band.
> String Quartet: Just individual instruments of two violins, viola, and cello.
> Wind Quartet: With Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, and Bassoon.
> Brass Quintet: With two Trumpets, Horn, Trombone, and Tuba.
> Jazz Combo: A jazz font score with Saxes, Piano, Electric Guitar, Bass, and Drum Set.
> Rock Band: With voice, Electric Piano, two Electric Guitars, Electric Bass, and Drum Set.
> Percussion Ensemble: With a dozen pitched and unpitched percussion instruments and piano.
> Lead Sheet: Opens with single piano with a jazz font.
> SATB: With Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass and Piano
> The rest of the templates are for use with 3rd party orchestral libraries, such as EWQL and VSL Special Edition.
» Your new score opens in Score Setup (proceed to next topic), so can immediately add or remove
instruments.
Create a New File From Template