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● Select an item on the staff and at the rhythmic position where you want to input

dynamics. If you want to input dynamics across a duration, select items on the staff

that span that duration.

2. In the Notations toolbox, click Dynamics to show the Dynamics panel.

3. Input the dynamics you want in one of the following ways:

● To input dynamics for all voices/staves belonging to the instrument, click them in the

Dynamics panel.

● During note input, input the dynamics only into the voice indicated by the caret indicator

by Alt -clicking them in the Dynamics panel.

NOTE

● If you want to add expressive or qualifying text to the dynamics, do not deselect them.

● When inputting voice-specic dynamics, you can release Alt once you have input the

dynamic level, such as .

● Gradual dynamics have a default duration of a quarter note. You can lengthen/shorten

gradual dynamics later.

Optional: In the Dynamics panel, click the expressive/qualifying texts you want in the

Immediate Dynamics and Gradual Dynamics sections.

RESULT

The specied dynamics are input. Unless you input voice-specic dynamics, dynamics apply to

all voices on all staves belonging to a single instrument, including grand staff instruments.

Voice-

specic dynamics are placed below the staff by default, even if they are input into an up-stem

voice.

Adjoining dynamics, or dynamics that were input together or in sequence, are automatically

grouped together, both during note input and when adding dynamics to existing notes.

During note input, dynamics are input at the caret position. Voice-specic dynamics are input in

the voice indicated by the quarter note symbol beside the caret.

When you add dynamics to existing notes, immediate dynamics are added to the rst note in the

selection while gradual dynamics are added across the selection.

NOTE

● Some modiers, such as molto, appear before immediate dynamics rather than after them,

even if you do not enter them in that order. This follows the generally accepted practice for

the placement of that text.

You can add modiers before and after existing dynamics. You can also hide immediate

dynamics later if you only want to show the

modier.

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You can also input gradual dynamics by clicking the gradual dynamic you want in the

Dynamics panel when nothing is selected in the music area. Then click and drag to input

the gradual dynamic and extend it to the length you want.

AFTER COMPLETING THIS TASK

You can move dynamics within dynamic phrases and change the placement of dynamics relative

to the staff.