9 Add another three quarter notes to fill the next bar, clicking the mouse pointer to add a G, F and E:


       

The next bar begins with a quarter note rest.

10 Press 0 on the numeric keypad to create a rest (the quarter note should still be selected).
11 Continue to input the counter-melody using the Keyboard panel, clicking on the keys and using the numeric keypad to change the
note values.
12 Press 3 to select eighth notes and enter the melody below, using the Keyboard panel; when you need to add the quarter note, press 4
on the numeric keypad before you click the key on the Keyboard panel (or click in the score) to add the note.

You should end up with:


       

  

  

You can also use your computer keyboard to “play” the Keyboard panel—see  3.5 Keyboard window in the Reference Guide.

Adding Articulation and Ties with the Keypad

To finish the counter-melody, you’re going to add some articulation instructions for the benefit of performers—you’ll see later on that
Sibelius will also obey these articulations when playing back your score.In the same way as you learned how to change the selected
note’s duration or accidentals, the Keypad buttons instantly add or remove articulations and ties: select a note, then choose a Keypad
button to add one of these objects to the note, or remove it again.

To add articulations to the counter-melody (example):

1 Select the quarter note D in the third bar of the clarinet staff.
2 Press the key on your numeric keypad that corresponds to the “.” (staccato dot) on the top row of buttons on the Keypad. This adds
a staccato mark to the note.
3 Repeat this for the quarter note D in the next bar.


       

  

  

4 Navigate to the start of the second system to add a tie by doing the following:
• Select the half note A in the ninth bar of the clarinet staff.
• Press Enter (on the numeric keypad) to put a tie after the note.
5 Use the arrow keys and the numeric keypad to add articulations and ties to the rest of the clarinet counter-melody.

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Note Input and Editing