Introduction of notes and rests (2) |
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How to modify the stems orientation? [Light] [Beginner] [Professional] [Notation] [Composition Light] [Composition Pro] [Drums and Percussion] [Guitar] [Choir] [Keyboard] [Soloist] In this lesson, we will examine some
characteristics regarding the introduction of notes and
rests.
In the previous lesson, the few notes which you had introduced
were all automatically introduced with the stems upwards.
The reason is very simple: all the notes placed on the third line
of the staff or lower have their stems automatically oriented
upwards. The notes placed higher have the stem directed
downwards. Let us examine this with an example. Start Pizzicato and select the Pizzicato automatically inverts the stems of
the notes starting from the C note. Let us see now how to arbitrarily modify the
orientation of the stems. In the Tools menu, open the
Main palette. Select
the There is a shortcut key to directly invert a
note stem without having to open the main palette. It is the
lower case letter "i". Let us see how to use it. Notice that the How to modify the beams? [Light] [Beginner] [Professional] [Notation] [Composition Light] [Composition Pro] [Drums and Percussion] [Guitar] [Choir] [Keyboard] [Soloist] Until now, the examples were selected in such a way that no
beam was necessary. The justification function
automatically manages the beams between the notes, as you
introduce them. The notes are automatically connected for each
beat of the measure. It is possible to manually adjust the notes
which will be connected or not. The The eighth notes separate. Do the same with the
third sixteenth note: The shortcut key of this tool is the division
sign "/". It does not matter which tool is currently
selected on the palettes, you can simply place the mouse cursor
on the note and use this shortcut. To connect two separated notes, do the
following: The two notes are now connected, despite the
fact that they do not belong to the same beat. Notice that when
you place a new note, you can do it by holding down the control
key, which automatically connects the note to the preceding one
(unless it does not make sense to connect them, i.e. the two
notes must be of a rhythmic value lower or equal to the eighth
note, see the lesson on
beams). This method and the preceding
tool let you organize the note beams as you want them. Exercises Here are some exercises allowing you to put
into practice the notions learned so far for the introduction of
notes and rests. If you have difficulties to make them,
re-examine this lesson and the preceding ones if necessary. Check
if all the words used in the course are rather clear for you and
if not find them in the glossary. It is important to fully master
these notions before going to the next lessons. To do the exercises, start each time with a new
document. Memorize the shortcut keys and use them to the maximum
because they will accelerate your work. Good luck! tool by typing the
shortcut "3" on the keyboard. By clicking in the staff,
introduce the following notes:
tool. It is the stem
inversion tool. Place the arrow of the mouse cursor on the head
of the third note (C) and click. The stem of the note changes its
orientation. If you click again, it is again inverted. It is as
simple as that. Use this tool to obtain the following:
tool with
shortcut "3"
tool was not
automatically selected with the shortcut. The
tool is still active.
This characteristic lets you continue to introduce notes and
rests without having to select another tool to invert the stems
of one or more notes.
tool lets you separate a
note from the preceding one in the measure. Select this tool in
the main palette and click on the second eighth note: