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A phrase with nested slurs
You can input nested slurs in the same ways as inputting standard slurs. By default, Dorico
Elements makes automatic adjustments to their positioning to avoid collisions.
RELATED LINKS
Slur collision avoidance on page 891
Inputting nested slurs
You can input nested slurs, both during note input and by adding them to existing notes. You
can also add nested slurs to existing notes on multiple staves at the same time and to notes
in different voices or on different staves belonging to the same instrument, for example, when
phrases span both staves of grand staff instruments.
PROCEDURE
1. In Write mode, do one of the following:
● Start note input.
● Select the notes you want to include in the outer slur.
TIP
● If you only select a single note, the slur connects that note to the next note in the
same voice on the staff. To input slurs between notes in different voices, you must
select both notes, for example, by selecting the
rst note then Ctrl/Cmd -clicking
the second.
● For instruments with multiple staves, such as piano and harp, you can select existing
notes on multiple staves to create cross-staff slurs. However, you cannot create
cross-staff slurs between different instruments.
● You can select notes on multiple staves to input slurs on those staves
simultaneously.
2.
Optional: If you want to input slurs onto multiple staves at once, extend the caret to those
staves.
3.
Press S to input or start the outer slur.
4.
Input the inner slur in one of the following ways:
● When adding nested slurs to existing notes: Select the notes within the outer slur that
you want to place under an inner slur and press S .
● To start the inner slur on the same note as the outer slur during note input, press S .
● To start the inner slur on a later note during note input, input notes or advance the caret
manually to where you want the inner slur to start, then press
S .
Slurs
Nested slurs
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Dorico Elements 3.5.12