I'd have to agree with Nate, I use sibelius for my classical ideas and my ear training has gone to the wayside. I used to have a professor that writes out full classical scores straight from his noggin via the pencil to the page. But Sibelius is my crutch, and its ease of use will probably prevent me from developing my ear any more unfortunately (unless I go back to school and the force me to do it, always hated ear training...)

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