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General placement conventions for ngering

Fingerings are placed as close as possible to the notes to which they apply, so the performer can

read them easily and clearly.

In music for grand staff instruments, such as the piano and harp, it is accepted to place

ngerings for the right hand above the top staff, and ngerings for the left hand below the

bottom staff. However, in dense contrapuntal music for these instruments,

ngerings can be

placed between the staves to follow the direction of the voices to which they apply.

Different conventions apply to ngerings for fretted instruments, as they require ngerings for

both the right and left hands.

Right-hand ngering placement

By default, all right-hand ngerings are placed outside the staff and on the notehead side of

notes, which can be above or below the staff depending on the stem direction. When shown

beside notes inside the staff,

Dorico Elements automatically joins adjacent notes with the same

right-hand ngering with a bracket.

Left-hand ngering placement

Left-hand ngerings are usually positioned inside the staff and to the left of the notes to

which they apply. However, they also must not collide with other items, such as accidentals

and rhythm dots. Dorico Elements automatically calculates the most appropriate positions for

left-hand

ngerings and erases their backgrounds by default, which improves their readability

when placed on staff lines.