Editing and Transcribing Tremolos |
A tremolo is the rapid repeating of notes. The tremolo can repeat a single note or chord. Or, it can repeat back and forth between two different notes, or between two different chords. If the tremolo repeats for a single note or chord, then it is notated with angular slashes through the stem. If the tremolo alternates between two notes or chords, then broken beams are displayed between the notes or chords, as shown below. In the Ornament Palette, the buttons for the two types of arpeggios look like this: and The following general procedures apply to the editing of tremolos:
Composer can automatically transcribe tremolos when it imports a MIDI file, or transcribes your performance at the music keyboard. To automatically transcribe tremolos in an imported MIDI file:
To automatically transcribe tremolos in a performance that you record at your music keyboard:
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