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3. Click OK.
SONAR saves the chord library with the changes you made.
Adding Expression Marks
Expression marks tell a performer how to interpret the notes and durations on the
page. They provide a necessary supplement to simple notation, in which notes
have only pitch and duration, but no hint of how loudly, softly, or smoothly, they
are to be played. Dynamic marks—from ppp (pianississimo) for “very, very softly”
through fff (fortississimo) for “very, very forcefully”—allow notation to convey
volume instructions. Expression marks are also needed to specify other aspects of
performance, such as whether a passage is to be played legato or staccato. Finally,
expression marks can be used to convey to the performer the composer's
suggestions or requirements as to how a passage should be interpreted. In such
cases the language used can leave much to the imagination, as in with majesty or
abrasively.
Expression marks do not change the underlying MIDI data. They only provide
information to the reader on how a piece should be performed.
If the track is split into treble/bass staves, expression marks are allowed only
below the treble staff.
When entering an expression mark, you can leave a dangling hyphen at the end of
an expression mark to insert automatic spaced hyphens until the next expression
mark. For example:
cresc. - - - ff
It is often desirable to terminate such a series of hyphens with a blank expression
mark. For example:
accel. - - -
Expression text is italicized in the Staff view. Standard dynamic markings also
appear bold.
To Add an Expression Mark
1. Click the Draw tool .
2. Select the Expression tool .
3. Position the pointer below the lowest note in the staff. (The pointer changes to
a pencil when you are in a legal position.)
4. Click to open an insertion box.
5. Type the expression mark text. Press Esc to abort the operation.
6. Press Enter, or press Tab or Shift-Tab to move to the next or previous mark,
respectively.
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