Changing the starting pitch of trills

Dorico Pro Help

Product
Dorico Pro
Version
4.3
Language
English
Document type
Webhelp
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By default in Dorico Pro, trills start on the lower note, which is usually the written note. However, the accepted practice in Baroque and Classical music is to start trills on the upper note. You can change the starting pitch of trills individually.

Prerequisite

  • The lower zone is shown.

  • Properties is selected in the lower zone toolbar.

  • If you are in Engrave mode, Graphic Editing Graphic Editing button is selected in the Engrave toolbox.

Procedure

  1. Select the trills whose starting note you want to change. You can do this in Write mode and Engrave mode.
  2. In the Properties panel, activate Start on upper note in the Trills group.
  3. Activate/Deactivate the corresponding checkbox.

Result

The selected trills start on the upper note when the checkbox is activated, and on the lower note when the checkbox is deactivated.

When the property is deactivated, trills follow your project-wide setting for the starting pitch of trills.

Tip

You can change the default starting pitch of all trills project-wide on the Trills page in Playback Options.