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Add Lyrics The following is a simple scale study created to get new users accustomed to the "flow" of Music Writer. If you are seeking additional information, please reference the Help Menu in the program, or select the Helper button and then select an element in the program. This will display detailed information for that particular element you selected. For example, let's create a simple scale study to print and practice later. For this example, let's play Trombone. To begin, select the single barline that is in front of the the Treble clef. This opens the Staff Palette. On the right hand side of this palette is an "Options" button; select it.
This would open the Staff Options, where we can customize the staff to our own instrument. To start, let's label the staff "Tenor Trombone" by selecting it from the label drop-down menu.
Once applied, select "Okay" and we'll be back to the main screen, this time with a newly labeled staff. You should notice that the clef has changed in our measure from treble to bass. This is standard when you choose a preset staff label in the Staff Options window. Now let's add a Key Signature to practice. For this example, we'll use the key of B flat. Select the measure between your Clef and Time Signature, where a Key Signature would be. This opens the Key Signature Palette. Simply click on B flat, and you should now have the Key of B flat for your scale study.
Since our scale study is going to be longer than one measure, it would be helpful to add a few measures. Click on the End Barline, which will open the Barline Palette.
To add a measure, click the "Add Measure" button. We need a total of 5 measures for our scale study, so repeat this process until you have 5 measures in front of you.
Time to enter notes! As you have already noticed, each new measure defaults with a measure rest. To change this, click on the measure rest. Doing so will open the Note Palette, which is where all notation will take place. For our scale study, we begin with Bb (B flat). Select the Half Note button on the note palette, then drag the Half Note to Bb on the staff.
To create the next note in the scale, you may click directly on the note or proceed through notes using your Arrow Keys on your keyboard. Enter pitches "C,D,Eb,F,G and A" as quarter notes. If input correctly, the octave Bb in our scale study should be the first count of measure 3.
Make the octave a Half Note, then descend down the scale with each note being a Quarter Note value. This should put the starting pitch Bb at the beginning of measure 5. Make this pitch a whole note, and then we're done!
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