Editing and Transcribing Trills |
A trill is performed as a rapid alternating between two pitches that are a whole step or half step apart. The trill symbol can be displayed with or without the squiggle line. The squiggle line has no extra musical meaning. In general, the squiggle line is used when the trill spans over a relatively long duration, or when it spans across a shorter time when accompanied by several other relatively short notes. In the Ornament Palette, the buttons for the two types of trills look like this: and . The following general procedures apply to the editing of trills:
The following procedures, unique to trills, are described in this topic:
To add or remove the line extension of the symbol:
-- OR -- Type "tr" or "t~". A trill can optionally have an accidental. The accidental is displayed between the symbol and line, or if there is no line, then above the symbol. The accidental is necessary only if the upper note of the trill does not fall within the key signature, or if in the same measure there is a previous note that would change the inherited accidental for the upper note of the trill. The procedure for adding an accidental to a trill is described in this topic. To add an accidental for the upper note of a trill:
-- OR -- Type "ac" for accidental. Composer will display the Trill Accidental dialog box:
Composer can automatically transcribe trills when it imports a MIDI file or transcribes your performance at the music keyboard. To automatically transcribe trills in an imported MIDI file:
To automatically transcribe trills in a performance that you record at your music keyboard:
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