Editing Notehead Shape

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Editing Notehead Shape

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For any single-line drum staff, you can specify one of several percussion notehead shapes. The notehead shape is applied to every note in the particular single-line drum staff, except those notes for which you specify a different notehead shape.

You can also assign special note head shapes to individual notes for other instruments.

The most common example of a special notehead shape is the diamond that is used to indicate a harmonic, which is produced by placing a second finger lightly on a string, a fourth or fifth above another fingered note on the same string. If the finger is placed a fourth above the lower note, then the harmonic tone is two octaves above the lower note on the string. If the finger is placed a fifth above the lower note, then the harmonic tone is an octave and a fifth above the lower note on the string.

NoteheadShapeHarmonicExplained

prcarrowTo change the notehead shape for a single-line drum instrument to an editing_notehead_shape, editing_notehead_shape1, editing_notehead_shape2, editing_notehead_shape3, or editing_notehead_shape4:

B816Click the Instrument Sound Selection staff control button.

Musician will display the Staff Setup dialog box.

B816In the bottom left corner of the Staff Setup dialog box, turn off the check mark for Notehead Style / Use Default.
B816In the selection box next to the Notehead Style / Use Default option, choose the notehead shape.

prcarrowTo change the notehead shape for any note:

1.Select the note by clicking it with the mouse.
2.Navigate to the Notehead Shape Palette, as shown below.
-- OR --
Type SHIFT+H.
3.Choose one of the notehead shapes in the palette, or type one of the shortcuts:

NoteHeadPaletteNavigation