Avid Technology : Jazz Music Legend Chick Corea on Composing with Sibelius

For over half a Century, renowned pianist and composer Chick Corea has been filling our ears, our souls, and our spirits with his distinct sound, from the jazz classic Now He Sings, Now He Sobs to his latest album Two. The 22-time GRAMMY-award winner, a true veteran in the industry and jazz music legend, didn't develop a passion for music over time. Instead, his love for music-and specifically composing-started at the age most are just learning the basics of reading and writing.

'I've been writing music ever since my dad taught me to read and write,' says Chick. 'I guess I was around 4 years old. And I've always loved composing, even more than playing and performing.'

Already an established musician when Sibelius came on the scene in 1993, Chick says he was quick to capitalize on the benefits of using a computer for music notation and scoring.

'I think I started using Sibelius right about when it first came out,' says Chick. 'I found it friendly to use right away, and I keep finding more good uses for it―especially since I keep getting more adept at using it.'

Chick immediately saw how easy it was to create beautiful, captivating scores in a much shorter amount of time with Sibelius. 'Well, that's one of the main points of using a computer for music notation, or it's supposed to be, which is to get more done in a shorter amount of time,' he says. 'Plus, since one can so easily copy and paste and transpose, et cetera-it makes the inputting process much quicker.'