Jazz specific notation and accents
Hello there,
I'm trying to transcribe some jazz songs and I'm missing some of the typical accents (for lack of a better word - sorry) used in jazz. If you look at the linked image (http://s3.amazonaws.com/halleonard-pagepreviews/HL_DDS_1004345kv4RP175O…) you will see heavy use of several types of accents:
.
>
>
Λ
Some of these are easy (staccato e.g.), others I can't find. Can I define them myself?
Thanks a lot
Judith
Comments
See the Articulations & Ornaments Palette, the Basic workspace does have Staccato (.), Sforzato (>) and Marcato (Λ) already, Tenuto-accent (>) you'd find in the symbols palette of the master palette, it won't affect playback though in 2.x (it should in the next Major Version though)
If you press Z the master palette will come up and you can add them to a custom palette by dragging them there. At the bottom of the Palettes window is the drop down that lets you switch between Basic. Advanced and Custom.
I don't think you can tell MuseScore what to do with them though.
In reply to If you press Z the master by mike320
Thanks a lot for your help, I didn't even know about the master palette - still so much to learn.
in Palettes (if not opened, select Palettes on View menu)
Select Advanced at bottom:
![adv..png]( "adv..png")
Click "Articulation and Ornaments" section:
. = staccato
> = Sforzato
> = Sforzato and Tenuto (either)
^ =marcato
_ = Tenuto
In reply to in Palettes (if not opened, by Ziya Mete Demircan
Ah, yes, you can even combine them, I had forgotten about that. They are all available in the Basic workspace too BTW.