Non-fretted instrument fingering popover entries - Dorico Elements - 6.1

Single fingerings for individual notes, including for brass valve numbers and trombone slide positions (1-7)

1, 2, 3, and so on, up to 7

Valved brass instruments

The valve numbers, such as 12

Single fingerings for each note in chords

For keyboard instruments, Dorico Elements automatically orders numbers appropriately according to the hand playing the notes. The default is:

• Right hand for the upper staff

• Left hand for the lower staff

Separate each fingering with a comma, such as 1,3,5

Left-hand fingerings

L, G, S, I, or H followed by the fingering, such as L2

Right-hand fingerings

R, D, or M followed by the fingering, such as R5

Thumb indicator

T

Multiple fingerings for individual notes; for example, for ornaments such as mordents or turns

Enter the sequence of fingerings, such as 2343

Multiple notes played by the same finger/thumb, such as in keyboard music

Enter the same fingering number for two adjacent notes, such as 1,1

Alternative fingerings

Enclose in round brackets, such as 2(3)

Editorial fingerings

Enclose in square brackets, such as [4]

Finger substitutions

Separate fingerings with a hyphen, such as 1-3

Fingering shift indicator (string instruments)

Enter the fingering followed by /, such as 2/