User manual

Bar repeat grouping
Bar repeat grouping allows you to condense longer bar repeat regions, which can be helpful in
very regular music as it can simplify the overall phrasing.
The symbols shown on the staff are different for the different groupings, and two-bar and
four-bar repeats also show a number to indicate how many bars are included in the group.
One-bar repeat symbol Two-bar repeat symbol Three-bar repeat symbol Four-bar repeat symbol
You can specify the grouping when inputting bar repeats, and you can change the grouping
of bar repeats after they have been input. Depending on where the bar repeat region starts
and ends relative to the written material,
Dorico Elements automatically adjusts the displayed
symbols to achieve an accurate result. For example, an eight-bar phrase containing a single
notated bar followed by seven one-bar repeats grouped every four bars is automatically shown
with a one-bar repeat, two-bar repeat, then four-bar repeat to
ll the seven bars.
Eight-bar phrase with seven one-bar repeats grouped every four bars
RELATED LINKS
Repeats popover on page 322
Inputting bar repeats on page 333
Changing bar repeat grouping
You can change how bar repeats are grouped after they have been input, for example, if you
want to group a region of one-bar repeats every two bars.
PROCEDURE
1. Select the bar repeat regions whose grouping you want to change.
2. In the Properties panel, select one of the following options from the Group every menu in
the
Bar Repeat Regions group:
● One bar
● Two bars
● Four bars
NOTE
The options available depend on the minimum length of the selected bar repeat regions. For
example, if you select bar repeat regions that last three bars, only One bar and Two bars are
available in the menu.
Bar repeats
Bar repeat grouping
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Dorico Elements 3.5.12