Setting up Practice Loops |
You can sing or play along with Composer as you read the music from the screen. Composer highlights the active notes and lyrics and automatically turns pages for you. In addition to adding accompaniment and fun to your singing and playing, Composer can also help you practice part of the song with your voice or instrument. You can set up sections in your song to practice in a loop, for a specified number of repeats, with pauses between each repeat, and with an optionally increasing tempo in each repeat. You can specify a practice loop for a specific range of measures. You can also specify a practice loop between any two rehearsal marks that you add to the score. With rehearsal marks, you can specify starting and ending locations in the middle of measures instead of at barlines. Also, you can define rehearsal marks with names that are easy for you to remember for sections of the song that you want to practice. For more information, see Editing Rehearsal Marks. Composer automatically turns pages for you during a practice session. You can instruct Composer to turn the pages ahead of time, so that you can look ahead in your performance. For instructions, see Anticipating Page Turns. To set up the section of the song you wish to practice, and to set up the number of repeats and tempo: TIP: For a quick way to set up a practice loop without using the Practice Setup dialog box, see the next procedure after this one.
-- OR -- Type "qpra" for Quick Practice. Composer will display the Practice Setup dialog, such as the following:
Also, specify how many seconds you want Composer to wait between each practice loop. This pause will give you a chance to catch your breath between each practice repeat.
Composer remembers the tempo setting before you start a practice session. Once the practice session completes, Composer resets the tempo to what it was before the practice session.
To quickly set up the section of the song and start practice:
For this practice session, Composer will use the practice settings that you most recently entered in the above Practice Setup dialog box. |