Now I'm going to show you how to add various kinds of dynamic markings,
articulations and text to your score.
To place a dynamic, you can select a note on the score
and then click on the desired dynamic in the palettes menu.
Here I'm going to place a piano dynamic on the first beat of the first bar
and then a forte mark on the third beat of this second bar.
Now if I select a note or dynamic on the first beat,
I can apply the crescendo hairpin
and then drag it to the forte dynamic,
or use the shortcut Shift+Ctrl+Right Arrow (or Shift+Command+Right Arrow on Mac).
Once a hairpin is connected to a dynamic, you can move the dynamic itself
and the hairpin will stretch accordingly.
Many of the most common articulations can be added using the "Note Input" bar.
For example, if you select a range of notes,
you can quickly apply marcato or accent marks,
as well as tenuto and staccato marks.
In addition, you can select a range of notes and place a slur mark over all of them
using the slur button (or with the shortcut “S”).
And you can tie durations using this tie button
(or the handy shortcut “T”).
Now if you hover over any of these buttons, a tooltip will appear
that describes the shortcut that can be used to quickly access them.
It's worth mentioning that you can also select a range of notes across multiple instruments
and apply an articulation or dynamic to all of them at once.
All other articulations can be found in the "Palettes" panel, including arpeggios,
tremolo marks, trills and fermatas.
There are also numerous instrument-specific markings
that can be added from the palettes menu,
including up and down bow strokes for strings,
bends for the guitar
and pedal markings for piano. They all work in the same way:
Just select the place where you'd like the marking to be applied
and then click on the marking in question.
Some markings will have unique settings available in the "Properties" panel.
For example, if I select this fermata marking,
then if there are playback options available, this "Playback" button will be active.
If I click on that, I can now specify how long the fermata should last.
There are also multiple text-based markings available in the palettes menu.
For example, if I select this range of bars and open the "Tempo" palette,
I can apply this ritenuto marking.
Another key text element in this palette is "Swing",
which alters the playback to produce a swing feel.
I can find the tempo markings from the "Tempo" palette
and rehearsal marks from the "Text" palette.
Most text items can be modified by double-clicking on them.
If you’d like to enter a special music character,
you can do this by selecting the "Properties" panel
and choosing the "Insert special characters" button,
which triggers a popup that contains a range of commonly used symbols.
If you’d like to enter a bespoke performance direction to appear above the stave,
select a note or bar first, followed by the "Add" button in the top bar.
From there, navigate to the "Text" option and choose "Staff Text"
to begin writing your text instruction.
Alternatively, you can use the shortcut Ctrl + T (or Command + T on Mac).
Expression text can also be added via the "Add" button,
or by using the shortcut Ctrl + E (or Command + E on Mac).
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