Adding Slurs |
Composer offers a convenient method for initially drawing a slur across notes. All you have to do is drag the new slur across the notes, and Composer will automatically fit the curve above or below the notes so as to avoid crossing through them. The result is almost always a visually pleasing curve. You can refine the shape of the curve afterwards, if desired. Composer also offers a convenient "point and click" method for adding a slur between two notes. Just click the mouse near the first of the two notes, and Composer will automatically place the slur. An option lets you add a ">" accent mark at the first of the two notes, at the same time you add the slur between the two notes. To add a slur across multiple notes using the mouse drag method:
-- OR -- Type SHIFT+S. If Composer displays the Sustain Pedal Palette first, then type SHIFT+S a second time for the Slur Palette. Composer will automatically enter Add Mode, and the mouse cursor will change to this shape:
-- OR -- Type "m" for the multiple note method of adding a slur.
Initially, Composer will extend the newly added slur to the end of the measure, as illustrated below. You will be able to drag the end of the slur to the right or left until you release the mouse button.
As you drag the new slur, it might not initially have the correct shape, and might incorrectly cross through notes. However, as soon as you release the mouse button, Composer will automatically fit the newly added slur above or below the notes. Most likely you will not need to adjust its position. However, you can finely tune the position and curvature of the slur, as described later in this topic. This is what the example above looks like after the mouse is released: Notice how Composer automatically adjusts the end position of the slur so that it pleasingly spans across the notes. To add a slur between a pair of notes using the point and click method:
-- OR -- Type "p" for adding a slur between a pair of notes.
Composer will add the slur between the two notes and automatically adjust the shape of the slur.
To add a phrase mark between a pair of notes, including an ">" accent mark on the first note:
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