Adding slurs and hairpins

Adding intelligent shapes for phrasing, technique, crescendos, and decrescendos.

Hairpins, trill markings, slurs, are pedal markings are among the many musical figures that appear as shapes that need to be customized for each occurrence based on the corresponding music. SongWriter's Smart Shape tool allows you to easily add these markings and customize them with the click of a mouse.

In this lesson you will learn how to:

1. Adding slurs
2. Adding hairpins
3. Adding piano pedal markings

Note. To begin at this point, open "Tutorial 6b.MUS."

Adding slurs

Use the Slur tool in the Smart Shape palette to add slurs. (The slur tool looks identical to the Smart Shape tool).

To add slurs:

1. Click on the Smart Shape tool .
2. Select the Slur (in the Smart Shape palette).
3. Double-click the first note (D) in measure 9, top staff. A slur extends to the next note.
4. Add the remaining slurs in measures 9 and 11 (as shown here).

Slur editing techniques:

• To edit a slur, use the five diamond editing handles
• To extend a slur over multiple notes, click the first note and drag to the last note. Release the mouse button when the last note is highlighted.
• To delete a slur, select its handle and press DELETE.

Watch video "Adding slurs."

Adding hairpins

Hairpins are used to indicate a crescendo or decrescendo, and are added with either the Crescendo tool or Decrescendo tool in the Smart Shape palette.

To add hairpins:

1. From the Smart Shape palette, select the Crescendo tool .
2. Double-click beat 1, measure 7, between the piano staves and drag to the marking.
3. Repeat to enter a crescendo in the same measures above the vocal line. Use the diamond handles to create a wider or narrower crescendo.

Watch video "Adding hairpins."

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