Editing Notehead Shape |
For any single-line drum staff, you can specify one of several percussion notehead shapes. The notehead shape is applied to every note in the particular single-line drum staff, except those notes for which you specify a different notehead shape. You can also assign special note head shapes to individual notes for other instruments. The most common example of a special notehead shape is the diamond that is used to indicate a harmonic, which is produced by placing a second finger lightly on a string, a fourth or fifth above another fingered note on the same string. If the finger is placed a fourth above the lower note, then the harmonic tone is two octaves above the lower note on the string. If the finger is placed a fifth above the lower note, then the harmonic tone is an octave and a fifth above the lower note on the string. To change the notehead shape for a single-line drum instrument to an , , , , or :
Composer will display the Staff Setup dialog box.
To change the notehead shape for any note:
-- OR -- Type SHIFT+H.
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