Getting Started with Dorico
We recommend that you start with some of these options, created by the Dorico team.
Installing Dorico as a crossgrade from Finale
For those of you taking advantage of the MakeMusic crossgrade discount, this video will walk you through the whole process of purchasing and installing Dorico as a crossgrade from Finale.
First Steps Guide
This First Steps Guide will help you get started with Dorico by taking you through all the steps necessary to create and prepare a short piano piece, followed by an extract of a blues song.
We hope that the principles and techniques you learn as part of this guide help you become familiar with common operations and feel more confident when working on your own projects.
Choose from the online webhelp, download a PDF or follow a video live-stream:
Learn Dorico in 11 Minutes
In this short video Anthony Hughes walks you through Dorico Elements in just 11 minutes, helping you to learn the basics of the user interface and many features including note input, the key editor, setting up your projects, advanced engraving features, how to change the sounds your project is using, and printing or exporting graphics.
Getting Started with Dorico SE
This video series on Getting Started with Dorico SE is also suitable for Dorico Elements and Pro and covers topics from finding your way around and starting your first project as well as guitar and percussion notation, editing and arranging, sharing projects and playback.
Click the button below for the whole series on our YouTube channel.
Note Input Tutorials
This comprehensive video series covers all aspects of how to input music into Dorico from how to start note input, the caret and grid, using a mouse or keyboard, pitch and duration, chords, slurs, articulations, rests, tuplets, grace notes, ties and unique Dorico features such as Insert mode and inputting notes simultaneously across multiple staves.
Click the button below to watch the whole series on our YouTube channel.
Shortcuts and more!
There are many more resources available including:
- download shortcuts cards and posters,
- further tutorials and training with a certified trainer,
- educational resources,
- playback templates for many VST libraries including from VSL, Spitfire, Garritan, Orchestral Tools,
- extra fonts,
- help links for our forum and other online groups,
- and third-party resources including courses, books, StreamDeck and other profiles and templates.
