From Project Creation to Note Input – Dorico for iPad Tutorial, Part 1

A step-by-step guide to writing your first melody in Dorico for iPad, the best music notation app for iPad. A 3-part mini series on this amazing FREE app!
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00:00 Overview and Free Guide
01:01 First Screen: Open Recent, Create New, & Learn
01:36 Creating a New Project
02:20 Add Instruments
02:55 Changing Mode: From Setup Mode to Write Mode
03:07 View: Page vs. Galley View & Opening Panes
04:06 Start Adding Notes
04:44 Undo & Redo Buttons
05:08 Adding Musical Elements: Changing Clef, Key Signature, Time Signature, or Tempo
05:58 Using Popovers
07:02 Changing the Size & Octave of The Piano
07:36 Get a MIDI Keyboard & Grab the Free Guide!

Welcome to Part 1: Project Creation: Adding Instruments, Note Input, & Changing Clef, Key, Time Signature & Tempo

I’ll walk you through everything you need to know to write your first melody in Dorico for iPad. We’ll go from a blank project to a complete melody with musical elements AND how to make it look good, all with the FREE version of Dorico’s iPad app. This will be for a single-line melody, but stick around to the end of Part 3, where I’ll show you how to write Chords and Multiple Voices.

Welcome to my 3-part mini Series on Dorico’s FREE iPad App:
Entire Playlist:    • Dorico for iPad  
Part 1: Project Creation: Adding Instruments, Note Input, & Changing Clef, Key, Time Signature & Tempo –    • From Project Creation to Note Input –...  
Part 2: The Carat & Advanced Note Input: Rests,Triplets, & Moving Notes –    • Advanced Note Input – Dorico for iPad...  
Part 3: Adding Musical Elements (Articulations, Dynamics, Slurs), Making the Score Look Good in the Free Version, & Sharing the PDF. As a Bonus, also includes How to Use Chord Mode and Add Multiple Voices –    • Finishing Touches – Dorico for iPad T...  

Extra Helpful Materials from Dorico:
Dorico for iPad Manual: https://steinberg.help/dorico-manuals...
Dorico Quick Reference Card: https://blog.dorico.com/wp-content/up...
Dorico YouTube Channel:    / dorico  

►► Don’t forget to download my Music Theory Survival Guide! → https://www.JoshRing.com/Free