Scoring Express for Sibelius – Choral & Vocal
$69.99
Scoring Express is a collection of professional templates, libraries, fonts, manuscript papers, and plug-ins for Sibelius Ultimate — based on the same templates used every day at NYC Music Services.
Sold By: Notation Central
Scoring Express is a collection of high-quality, professional templates for Sibelius Ultimate — based on the same templates used at NYC Music Services, an industry-leading music preparer.
Each Scoring Express package is much more than just the templates. It contains manuscript papers, house styles, high-quality music and text fonts, and plug-ins — all installed in one go, so you can get started right away.
The settings in Scoring Express files are the result of decades of experience preparing music notation at the highest level. Embedded throughout each file are carefully considered parameters that refine positioning, placement, and design. They reflect the expert advice and tips you’ll find on the Scoring Notes blog.
Drawing on our knowledge of the ins and outs of Sibelius, we have made use of some of the more obscure features and settings and baked them right into the Scoring Express defaults so that you don’t have to spend time fiddling with them. Each file also includes loads of additional symbols, lines, and text styles that extend Sibelius’s default capabilities in many ways.
Plus, Scoring Express takes full advantage of the Norfolk and Pori fonts that not only bring a unique beauty to your music, but deliver unique features as well, like the angled slash chord (ASC) symbols.
What’s the difference between downloading the Norfolk or Pori fonts and purchasing Scoring Express?
| Feature | Norfolk / Pori fonts only | Scoring Express |
|---|---|---|
| Fonts | Norfolk and Pori are separate items | All Norfolk, Pori, and other high quality music and text fonts included with every purchase; more than 40 in all |
| Installation | Manual | Automatic installer. No separate font download or installation necessary |
| Templates | No | At least 8 different templates included |
| House Styles | 1 basic per font | Yes: One per template, plus a parts house style |
| Manuscript Papers | No | Yes: One per template |
| Plug-ins | No | Yes |
| Custom features | Limited | Many extra symbols, lines, hierarchical text styles, engraving rules, positioning settings and note spacing rule |
| Example files | No | Yes |
| Support | No | Yes |
| Price | $20.00 (suggested contribution) | $69.99 - $79.99 |
All Scoring Express for Sibelius installations come with these fonts: the Norfolk and Pori fonts, plus the Figurato figured bass font, and the Academico, Archivo & Archivo Narrow, Arimo, Crimson Pro, Gothic A1, P052, Petaluma Script, and Tinos text fonts. Several useful plug-ins are also included to help you quickly get results.
Scoring Express for Sibelius — Choral & Vocal includes eight professional Sibelius templates for stand-alone use, plus corresponding Manuscript Papers and House Styles for each.
Documentation
Scoring Express for Sibelius – Usage, features, and tips
Scoring Express for Sibelius User Guide
Angled slash chord (ASC) fonts
Choral & Vocal — Additional documentation
Theatre & Studio — Additional documentation
Position Rehearsal Marks plug-in
Compatibility
Scoring Express is built for the latest versions of Sibelius Ultimate, Dorico Pro, and Finale.
Minimum supported versions:
- Sibelius Ultimate 2023.11 (Scoring Express v. 1.9)
- Dorico Pro 6.0 (Scoring Express v. 1.9)
- Finale 27.3Â (Scoring Express v. 1.6)
Use with earlier versions or, with the mid-tier products like Sibelius Artist or Dorico Elements, is not recommended nor supported.
Version 1.6 for Sibelius is also included for legacy purposes, but will no longer be updated. For best results with Scoring Express version 1.6, use Sibelius Ultimate 2022.5 through 2023.8; however, it should work with all Sibelius Ultimate versions dating back to 2020.3.
Version 1.9 for Dorico will open on earlier versions of Dorico, and is supported on Dorico Pro 5.x, but some features may not work as intended.
Scoring Express templates and manuscript papers are designed for North American page sizes, but they will look just fine switching to the nearest ISO equivalent (i.e., A4) with a quick toggle in:
Sibelius – Layout > Document Setup > Size;
Dorico – Library > Layout Options… > Page Setup
Finale – Document > Page Format > Score… and Document > Page Format > Parts…
In Finale, be sure to go to the Page Layout Tool and Redefine Pages for the score and/or parts you wish to reformat to your new page size.
Depending on your tastes, in certain circumstances you may prefer adjusting the staff size by a fraction of a millimeter or two in either direction as well.
Version History
August 17, 2025: Version 1.9 for Dorico and Sibelius. First release of Choral & Vocal suites for Dorico and Sibelius.
May 22, 2025: Version 1.8 for Dorico.
October 31, 2024: Version 1.7 for Dorico and Sibelius.
June 17, 2023: Version 1.6 — no version change or change to the template files, but all installers updated to install Project Templates directly for Dorico 5 in addition to Dorico 4
May 17, 2023: Version 1.6
June 13, 2022: Version 1.5
February 15, 2021: Version 1.2
December 26, 2020: Version 1.1
December 12, 2020: Version 1.0
Scoring Express for Sibelius detailed version history
Scoring Express for Dorico detailed version history
Scoring Express for Finale detailed version history
License
Can I use Scoring Express on more than one computer?
Yes! A purchase entitles one person (you) to use it on one computer at a time, on as many computers that you personally use. Unless you have extra limbs, that should suffice nicely.
Can my buddy who shares my computer use Scoring Express?
No! Well, there’s no way to technically prevent it. But please ask your buddy to purchase his own copy.
My buddy wants to use my copy of Scoring Express. Can I send it to him?
No! He should purchase his own copy. Let’s all be buddies!
Can I change the default Scoring Express files — customize, modify styles, add instruments, etc.?
Yes! That’s the beauty of it — it’s totally customizable for your own use. You can change it straight away or keep the original handy and duplicate it for your own use. If you need to, you can always re-install the default Scoring Express files again.
So, once I do that, can I send those files to my buddy?
You can share score files with anyone you like, and these files may inherently contain many settings derived from Scoring Express. But please encourage your buddies to purchase their own copies of Scoring Express so that they get the full benefit of the package and easy compatibility with your files — including all the fonts, house styles, and manuscript papers that come with Scoring Express.
Specs
| Operating System | Mac, Windows |
|---|---|
| Platform | Sibelius |
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robertsterling (verified owner) –
Can’t wait to put these to work. I’ve used the Jazz and Theatre templates -and what a time saver they are. I do a lot of choral arranging for publication – and it’s easy to see from the demos that these templates have been prepared by people who actually what an an “octavo” is, and what it should like. Thanks Notation Central! (RS)