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Subordinate bar numbers
Subordinate bar numbers are useful for numbering repeat endings, and for situations when the
music is being altered, but the original bar numbers cannot be changed.
For example, you can use subordinate bar numbers to show where music has been added if a
previous, shorter version has already been rehearsed. In this situation, players have likely started
to associate certain parts of the piece with particular bar numbers, so if four bars need to be
added after bar 10, they would be numbered 10a to 10d, after which the bar number continues
from 11 exactly as it did before the new bars were added.
They might also be useful if you want different bar numbers for a repeat ending.
Subordinate bar numbers are shown with lower case letters.
Lowercase subordinate bar number
Adding subordinate bar numbers
You can create a subordinate bar number sequence that is independent of your primary bar
number sequence. This can be useful if you want to insert new bars without changing the bar
numbers of existing subsequent bars.
PROCEDURE
1. Select one of the following:
● An item in the bar from the beginning of which you want subordinate bar numbers
to start.
● An existing bar number or barline from which you want subordinate bar numbers to
start.
2. Choose Edit > Bar Numbers > Add Bar Number Change. You can also choose this option
from the context menu.
The Insert Bar Number Change dialog opens.
3. Choose Subordinate for Type.
This activates the Subordinate value eld.
4. Change the value in the value eld in any of the following ways:
● Enter a value into the value eld.
● Click the arrows beside the value eld.
The corresponding alphabetical letter is shown to the right of the value eld. For example,
entering 1 into the value eld is shown as a, 2 appears as b, and so on.
5. Click OK to save your changes and close the dialog.
RESULT
The subordinate bar number sequence starts from the bar in which you selected an item, or from
the position of a selected bar number or barline. It has the same bar number as the bar
immediately before, but with subordinate alphabetical letters.
For example, if you start a subordinate bar number sequence from what was originally bar 5, the
sequence starts from 4a and continues until the next specied bar number change, or until the
end of the ow.
Bar numbers
Subordinate bar numbers
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