John Hinchey Tutorials

John Hinchey’s Drum Set Notation

Drum Set Notation in Sibelius: Part 1
In Part 1 of an ongoing blog series, Nashville producer/arranger/composer John Hinchey shows how to use Avid Sibelius to quickly create concise drum set parts for any type of arrangement.
October 2, 2020 by John Hinchey
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Drum Set Notation in Sibelius: Part 2
In Part 2 of his “Drum Set Notation in Sibelius” series, producer/arranger/composer John Hinchey discusses the specialized procedures in Sibelius used to achieve performance details in drum set and percussion parts.
October 20, 2020 by John Hinchey
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Drum Set Notation in Sibelius: Part 3
In Part 3 of his “Drum Set Notation in Sibelius” series, producer/arranger/composer John Hinchey discusses how to use specific plugins to speed up creating fully notated drum set parts.
October 30, 2020 by John Hinchey
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Drum Set Notation in Sibelius: Installing Plugins and Keyboard Shortcuts
In this video, producer/arranger/composer John Hinchey demonstrates step-by-step how to create plugins and keyboard shortcuts in Sibelius that can dramatically speed up your notation workflows.
November 24, 2020 by John Hinchey
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Drum Set Notation in Sibelius: Part 4
In Part 4 of this blog series, producer/arranger/composer John Hinchey discusses how to use repeat bars and slash notation in Sibelius to create fully notated drum set parts.
December 23, 2020 by John Hinchey
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Drum Set Notation in Sibelius: Part 5
In Part 5 of his Drum Set Notation blog series, producer/arranger/composer John Hinchey covers combination notation, where a bar is partially slash notation and partially notated with notes and rests, as well as various methods of cueing in drum set parts
January 25, 2021 by John Hinchey
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Drum Set Notation in Sibelius Roundup
In this Roundup video, producer/arranger/composer John Hinchey reviews many of the techniques that he discussed over the course of his 5-part “Drum Set Notation for Sibelius” blog series
February 23, 2021 by John Hinchey
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John Hinchey’s Three Things

Three Things: Plug-ins
Veteran composer, arranger, producer and musician John Hinchey shares his insights into getting the most out of Sibelius plug-ins, including creating customized workflows.
July 1, 2016 by John Hinchey
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Three Things: Drum Set Notation
Veteran composer, arranger, producer and musician John Hinchey shows you how to use plug-ins and keyboard short cuts in Sibelius to simplify drum set notation.
July 8, 2016 by John Hinchey
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Three Things: Tweaking Playback
Veteran composer, arranger, producer and musician John Hinchey shows you how to quickly customize playback parameters in Sibelius.
July 19, 2016 by John Hinchey
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Three Things: Names
Veteran composer, arranger, producer and musician John Hinchey shows you how to quickly create custom instrument and part names in Sibelius.
July 29, 2016 by John Hinchey
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Three Things: Fixing Broken Multirests
Veteran composer, arranger, producer and musician John Hinchey shows you how to quickly fix multi rest breaks in Sibelius.
August 9, 2016 by John Hinchey
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Three Things: Where Did My Bar Numbers Go?
Veteran composer, arranger, producer and musician John Hinchey shows you how to quickly track down and fix missing bar numbers in Sibelius.
August 31, 2016 by John Hinchey
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Three Things: Magnetic Layout
Veteran composer, arranger, producer and musician John Hinchey shares his insights into getting the most out of the Magnetic Layout feature in Avid Sibelius.
October 5, 2016 by John Hinchey
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Three Things: Beaming
Veteran composer, arranger, producer and musician John Hinchey shares his insights into adjusting beaming in Sibelius to make rhythmic content easier to read.
December 13, 2016 by John Hinchey
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Three Things: Articulations
Veteran composer, arranger, producer and musician John Hinchey shares his insights into adjusting articulations in Sibelius to precisely communicate the shape of the notes in your score.
December 16, 2016 by John Hinchey
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Three Things: Lines
Veteran composer, arranger, producer and musician John Hinchey shares his insights into creating custom lines in Sibelius.
December 21, 2016 by John Hinchey
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John Hinchey’s Sketching in Sibelius

Sketching in Sibelius: The Basics of Arranging Your Workflow
This is the first of four tutorials that will teach you how to use powerful built-in features of Sibelius to create a sketch of your arrangements, as well as how to use that sketch to quickly and efficiently orchestrate and complete your full score.
October 2, 2014 by John Hinchey
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Sketching in Sibelius: Filling in the Details
Learn how to use the powerful built-in tools in Sibelius to fill in the details of your score to create that clear and concise sketch you’ve been working toward.
October 9, 2014 by John Hinchey
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Sketching in Sibelius: From Sketch to Score
‘Sketching in Sibelius’ tutorials teach you how to use the powerful built-in features of Sibelius to create a sketch of your arrangements. In this part three, I’ll demonstrate how to easy it is to turn your sketch into a score.
October 16, 2014 by John Hinchey
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Sketching in Sibelius: The Finishing Touches
‘Sketching in Sibelius’ tutorials teach you how to use the powerful built-in features of Sibelius 7.5 to create a sketch of your arrangements. In part four, I’ll show you how to fine tune your score.
October 30, 2014 by John Hinchey
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