Changing dynamic at the repeat, Possible?

• Dec 1, 2019 - 05:45

So I'm wondering if this is possible to do in Musescore. I have seen a few pieces where the dynamic change occurs right at the repeat. Often this is from piano to forte or vice versa, but I have seen it with other dynamics as well. When I see a dynamic change at the repeat, it is often notated with the second dynamic in a set of parentheses. So if the piece first is to be played softly and then second time loudly, I will see this:

p (f) :|

I know I can't get the dynamic within parenthesis notation in Musescore, but is there a way that I can have the dynamic change right at the repeat? Or is that not possible in Musescore? You see, I am writing a bagatelle and I have come up with this short motivic melody that I think deserves the dynamic treatment. More specifically, the first time it plays through those 8 measures, I want it to be at piano and the second time it plays through those 8 measures, I want it to be at forte.

Is there a way I can get that in Musescore with the repeat sign? Or am I just going to have to copy and paste the melody and put in a forte dynamic? It would be nice if I could get that dynamic change at the repeat, to make my notation more concise. In other words, this is what I am wanting in the notation(couldn't get the forte character to show up, so I just used an f):

Dynamic Change at Repeat.png

Is there a way to get that in Musescore or is it not possible? The score for which I am wanting to do this for is at the bottom of the post.

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In reply to by Jojo-Schmitz

So, I would have to make a compromise either way. If I go for the playback, I would have to get rid of the repeat, copy and paste the melody, and add a forte dynamic. That makes the melody take up more measures than it needs to. If I go for the notation, it would play back at piano after the repeat, because Musescore doesn't understand dynamic changes at the repeat. It would be more concise this way and still be understandable to anyone who plays this piece.

I went for the notation, so I edited the dynamic marking to have forte in parentheses and then added it to the custom palate in case I want to do the same thing for a different piece.

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