- 8 -

8va

Window menu

- A -

accacciatura

accelerando

accent marks

adding

filtering (selection) of notes based on

tutorial

viewing piano roll notation while editing

accidental

changing pitch of note by changing

courtesy

editing

tutorial

accompaniment

add mode

toolbar button

adding

notes

adding objects

overview

using palettes

Alt key commands

annotations

dynamic marks

hairpin crescendo marks

overview

pedal marks

slurs

special symbols

text

tutorial

viewing piano roll notation while editing

Viewing Piano Roll Notation While Annotating a Score
Viewing the Loudness of Notes While Annotating the Score

appoggiatura

arc direction of ties

arpeggios

arranging music

for your musical group

for your own instrument or voice

MidiNotate Composer as a tool for

arrow

green playback location marker

green staff focus arrow

arrow key commands

articulations

as-notated

changing as-notated without changing as-performed

snap as-performed rhythm to

as-performed

displaying as-performed notes

editing as-performed notes

locking of timing

Editing the Rhythms of Notes
Automatically Locking Performance of Recorded Notes

snap rhythm to as-notated

association of .mid file names with Notation Composer

attack

as-performed offset from as-notated time

changing as-notated without changing as-performed

editing as-performed

locking performance of

moving note attack

quantize

snap as-performed to as-notated

audio wave compared to MIDI

auto channel

Auto-Save

- B -

backup

manually done

Notation Composer software

Recover Auto-Saved File

using Auto-Save feature

balance left and right

bank (see MIDI bank)

barline

adding barline in middle of measure

edit barline style

join measures

move

remove

repeat marks

shifting multiple barlines to right

types

bars

fixed number of bars per line

beams

editing

beat ruler

for adding notes

beep sound

removing

bookmarks

in score for editing references

in the built-in Internet browser

bow marks (string)

brace or bracket

name displayed in left margin

braces and brackets

named displayed in left margin

breaks

line and page breaks

line breaks

browsing the Internet for MIDI files

bookmarks

intial web page

Notation Composer's built-in Internet browser

buy Notation Composer

- C -

cable MIDI

CakeWalk Instrument Definition (INS) file

CD-ROM

audio on CD-ROM compared to MIDI

backing up Composer to

transcription to music

channel

assignment to track

auto channel assignment

tune MIDI device to

channel volume

chart

chord chart

chord

chord chart

combining separate notes into

Chord menu

Chord Name Display Styles

Show Chord Names

Transcribe Chord Names

chord names

adding and editing

advancing to the next or previous

fake book preparation

formatting

hide

introduction

moving

show/hide

transcribe

transpose

clearing region of score

clefs

clipboard

copy cut paste

creating new song from

importing lyrics from a text file via

lyrics

Copying and Pasting Lyrics
Editing Lyrics Using an External Text Editor

clone

track

color customization

overall color theme

playback highlighting

commands

Alt and Ctrl key commands

arrow key commands

learning

Quick ("Q") commands

remote from MIDI keyboard

shortcuts

comparison of features

Notation Musician and Notation Composer

composer name

displayed as lyrics

composing

computer keyboard

entering notes using only

conductor's score

formatting

reduction to piano score

configuration of MIDI devices

copying

creating

deleting

managing alternative MIDI setups

re-initializing

renaming

selecting

connecting devices to ports

context-sensitive help (F1)

for buttons

for menus

controller (MIDI) data

controller MIDI (see keyboard)

copy and paste

copy and paste (see clipboard)

loop

copyright notices

displayed as lyrics

copyright of Notation Composer

courtesy accidental

creating a new song

formatting of new song

from clipboard

tutorial

crescendo

editing loudness of notes

graphical editing of

hairpin crescendo marks

Ctrl drag mouse

Ctrl key commands

cut note duration

- D -

D.C. and D.S.

dash character in lyrics

delay of playback

on acoustical/MIDI player piano

on some MIDI software synthesizers

deleting objects

deleting region of score

device

adding to MIDI device configuration

bank (MIDI)

configuration

connecting to port

default playback device

Changing the Default Playback Device
Specifying the Default MIDI Output Device

delay

echo

explained

General MIDI (GM)

latency

managing

MIDI Thru

patch (MIDI program) names

properties

removing

renaming

testing playback on

trouble-shooting

tune to MIDI channels

device description (importing and exporting)

exporting a MIDI Device Description (MDD) file

importing from a MIDI Device Description (MDD) file

importing from a CakeWalk INS file

diagnostics

directory (program folder) for Notation Composer

disc jockey feature (playlist)

documentation

printed

using this

dotted note value

downloading MIDI files and zip files

tutorial

drag mouse

note pitch

drum

assignment of staff to drum instrument

editing of notes

loop

preparation of part (tips)

special percussion symbols

split drum staff into single drum staves

drum kit note names

importing drum note names

duration of notes

changing

changing as-notated without changing as-performed

editing as-performed

new notes

note duration adjustment table

quantize

sequential note entry mode

snap as-performed to as-notated

dynamic marks

tutorial

- E -

Easy Notes

in a part

echo

Edit menu

Clear

Clear Undo History

Copy

Paste

Paste Lyrics

Paste Special

Redo

Undo

education (music)

easy notes part

practicing music

preparing music lessons

self-study and enjoyment

elapsed time during playback

end of song toolbar button

endings

editing

ignoring endings during playback

enharmonic spelling

ENTER key

to toggle add and select mode

export

Karaoke file

MIDI Device Description (MDD) file

MIDI file

MusicXML file type

external versus internal port

extract part from score

easy notes part

fake book lead sheet

Karaoke part

vocal part

with customized options

- F -

F1 help

for buttons

for menus

fake book preparation

feature comparison

Notation Musician and Notation Composer

fermata

file

automatic backup and recovery (Auto-Save)

creating new

opening

Tutorial: Opening a File on Your System
Opening a MIDI FIle or Karaoke File Already on Your System

saving

viewing multiple songs at a time

file formats

alternative ways to share your music with others

Karaoke (.kar)

MIDI (.mid)

MidiNotate (.not)

MP3

MusicXML

wave (.wav)

File menu

Auto-Save Options

Browse Internet for MIDI Files

New

New Song from Clipboard

Open

Print

Print Parts

Recover Auto-Saved File

Save As

Set Auto-Save Frequency

Song Title and Authors

filtering

of accompaniment notes

of melody notes

of notes based on accent mark

of upper or lower voice notes

silent notes

small rests

Finale (music software by MakeMusic)

transferring a score to

fine (end of score)

Firefox

flag on note stem

focus during playback

fonts

for individual text objects

international characters

mixing music symbols and normal text

overall font size

setting overall font size

setting size and face for types of objects

footer (page)

Adding Page Title, Headers and Footers
Page Text
Adding and Editing Page Text
Standard Page Text Such as Page Number

Format menu

Collapse Multiple Measure Rests

Copy Formatting to Other Parts

Font Size and Spacing

Format Part Using Template

Hide Empty Staves

Instrument Names Display Options

Page Setup

Re-Transcribe

Show or Hide Instrument Names

Show or Hide Types of Objects

Text Fonts

Transcribe Chord Names

formatting

copying format of one part to another

default

default horizontal and vertical spacing

font size

hide instrument names

hide types of annotations

lyrics alignment with notes

margins of page

measure numbers

move barline

move measure to previous system

move system to previous page

overview

page breaks and system breaks

page header and footer

page layout

Laying out Pages of a Part
Tip: Postpone Doing Page Layout

page numbers

page size and orientation

page text

template

title page

vertical spacing between individual staves and systems

forum (Notation Users Community Forum)

free player

Notation Player for viewing, printing, and playing Notation .not files

free text

adding and editing

introduction

mixing music symbols and normal text

vertically aligning

freeze page layout

- G -

General MIDI (GM)

getting started

glissandos

adding

editing

go to

next or previous page

rehearsal mark

grace notes

adding

borrow time from left or right

converting short notes to

converting to written-out short notes

editing performance of

overview

slash on stem

viewing as written-out short notes

Graph menu

graphical editing

controller (MIDI) data

left to right pan

note loudness (velocity vectors)

overview

overview of viewing and editing MIDI data

piano roll notation

pitch bend

show/hide graph

sustain pedal control

tempo

toolbar button for viewing MIDI graphs

track volume

tutorial

GraphOverNotes

green arrow

hide and show

playback starting location

grid

beat ruler

guitar

chord names

harmonic mark

pitch bend

prearation of part (tips)

tablature

- H -

hairpin crescendo marks

harmonic mark

header (page)

Adding Page Title, Headers and Footers
Page Text
Adding and Editing Page Text
Standard Page Text Such as Page Number

help

for buttons

for menus

hide

chord names

Showing and Hiding Types of Music Annotations
Showing and Hiding Types of Text

empy staves

instrument names

lyrics

Showing and Hiding Types of Music Annotations
Showing and Hiding Types of Text

lyrics individually

parts of the Composer window

rehearsal marks

rest

track controls

highlighting active notes and lyrics

horizontal spacing between notes

Horizontal and Vertical Spacing
Hiding Rests

- I -

importing a device description

from a CakeWalk INS file

from a Notation Software MDD file

importing MIDI or Karaoke file

INS Cakewalk Instrument Definition file

Ins(ert) key for adding notes

insert

measures from clipboard

installing Notation Composer

instrument name

changing staff name

displayed left of brace or bracket

formatting options

importing

long versus short instrument names

show and hide

instrument sound (MIDI patch)

assignment to staff

for recording

mid-track sound changes

show/hide instrument sound change marks

instrument transposition (key)

internal versus external port

international characters

Internet browsing features

tutorial

Internet Explorer

introduction to Notation Composer

- J -

jamming along with a song

jazz

swing rhythm

join measures

jukebox

Using Playlists (Jukebox)
Playing Songs in a Playlist

jump

to another location during playback

- K -

Karaoke file

.kar file name association with Notation Composer

downloading from the Internet

export

opening

what is a

Karaoke part

part extraction from score

preparation of (tips)

Keep Measure With Previous command

Keep System With Previous command

key of instrument

key signature

keyboard

add both right- and left-hand staves in one step

MIDI controller

Recording Your Performance at MIDI Keyboard to Enter Notes
Adding Notes Using Step-Time Recording Mode
Using Step-Time Recording and Sequential Note Entry Modes Together

recording from

two-hand recording

using music keyboard for entering notes by recording

using music keyboard for entering notes via step-time recording

Adding Notes Using Step-Time Recording Mode
Using Step-Time Recording and Sequential Note Entry Modes Together

keyboard (computer) commands

arrow key commands

Ctrl and Alt key commands

palette selection

Quick ("Q") commands

keyboard (MIDI)

accompaniment

adding to MIDI device configuration

delay

echo

practicing with your MIDI keyboard or MIDI instrument

remote control of MidiNotate

setup

keyboard part

preparation of (tips)

reduction of score

split single staff into right- and left-hand staves

- L -

latency

Layout menu

Increase or Decrease Font Size

Keep Measure With Previous

Keep System With Previous

Page Break

System Break

layout of page (see page layout)

Laying out Pages of a Part
Tip: Postpone Doing Page Layout

lead sheet preparation

lead-in beats (see pickup beats)

lessons

using Notation Composer to prepare

license agreement

line break

Forcing a Page Break or System Break
Moving a Measure to the Previous System

freezing all in part or score

lines

adding

deleting

editing

location

changing as-notated without changing as-performed

editing as-performed

moving note attack

lock

note performance

Editing the Rhythms of Notes
Automatically Locking Performance of Recorded Notes
Locking and Unlocking the Performed Attack and Release Times

loop

paste

playing a list of songs (or just one) in a

practice

using rehearsal marks

loudness of notes

changing

of new notes

toolbar button for viewing

lyrics

adding (tutorial)

adding and editing

advancing to next or previous

alignment with notes

color used for highlighting during playback

copy and paste

Copying and Pasting Lyrics
Editing Lyrics Using an External Text Editor

copyright notices, composer, and arranger name displayed as

hide all lyrics

Showing and Hiding Types of Music Annotations
Hiding Lyrics

hide individual lyrics

highlighting during playback

hyphen in

international characters

introduction

melisma

show/hide

verses

- M -

manual

in Adobe Acrobat PDF file format

margins

measure

add

delete

editing

fixed number of measures per line

join by removing barline

move to previous system

numbers

repeat marks

split with barline

upbeat

viewing range of measures

Measure menu

Add Measure

Delete Measures

Measure Numbers

Repeat Instructions

View Measures

measure number

specifying frequency of display

melisma

melody

filtering melody or accompaniment notes

split staff into melody and accompaniment

menus

customizing color of

overview

merge staves

meter

metronome

pickup beats

recording

setting and auditing metronome sound

toolbar button

turning on and off

Microsoft Internet Explorer

MIDI

graphs of MIDI data

overview of viewing and editing MIDI data

MIDI bank

assignment to staff

bank selection method

importing bank and patch names

mid-track bank selection

MIDI cable

versus USB cable

MIDI channel

assignment to track

auto channel assignment

MIDI channel indicators

tune device to

MIDI controller data

converting MIDI sustain pedal events to pedal marks

converting pedal marks to MIDI sustain pedal events

editing of

MIDI device (see "device")

MIDI device configuration

copying

creating

deleting

introduction

managing alternative MIDI setups

re-initializing

renaming

selecting

MIDI device configuration window

example configurations

menus

overview

MIDI Device Description (MDD) File

exchanging between two computers

exchanging between users

exporting

MIDI file

.mid file name association with Notation Composer

downloading from the Internet

export

opening

what is a

MIDI keyboard

echo

recording from

remote control of MidiNotate

setup

MIDI note velocity

default assigned to new notes

editing

versus volume level

MIDI note-on and note-off events

editing

locking of

viewing piano roll notation of

MIDI performance

viewing

MIDI port

MIDI program (patch)

assignment to staff

importing patch names

initialization of patch names for a device

mid-track change in

MIDI thru

mistakes

clearning up recording

modulation

mordents

mouse

adding notes with

Ctrl drag

double right click

drag note pitch

right click

with Shift key

move

barline

free text and page text

measure to previous system

notes between staves

palette

staves or systems up or down on page

system to previous page

Mozilla Firefox

MP3

compared to MIDI

file format

multiple measure rests

multiple object selection

music keyboard

for entering notes by recording

for entering notes via step-time recording

Adding Notes Using Step-Time Recording Mode
Using Step-Time Recording and Sequential Note Entry Modes Together

MIDI controller

Recording Your Performance at MIDI Keyboard to Enter Notes
Adding Notes Using Step-Time Recording Mode
Using Step-Time Record