
From the Type drop-down menu, choose SmartMusic Marker.Now, the expression is defined to appear in light gray in the score, and will not print. Highlight the text, and then choose Text > Style > Hidden ( CTRL+SHIFT+H).If you do not enter any text here, skip the next step. Intelligent Accompaniment=50, Wait for Note On, Repeat, etc.) though you could leave this box empty if you do not care to display any text in the score. You might want to enter text that describes the marker you are about to define (e.g. The Expression Designer dialog box appears. For this example, we’ll create a new one.

Some expressions, such as the default rehearsal letters are already assigned as SmartMusic rehearsal marks. The Expression Selection dialog box appears. If you wish to create a note-attached expression, be sure to click directly above or below an existing note in the solo staff.

Octave marker to the beat following the optional octave section to specify the end of the optional octave. Octave Down 1 to specify the first beat of an optional octave section (where the soloist has the option to play up or down an octave).

This rehearsal mark will display in the SmartMusic interface during the performance.

(We recommend always trying the Add SmartMusic Markers dialog box first while creating performance markers. If you decide to add SmartMusic Markers manually, follow the same instructions for placement of each marker outlined in this section. When you apply SmartMusic markers this way, you create expressions that contain special SmartMusic playback data that SmartMusic can recognize while performing the accompaniment. Although the Add SmartMusic Markers dialog box is the recommended method, some users prefer the extra control offered when entering them manually. After doing so, the markers appear in the score as expressions defined for playback as the appropriate SmartMusic marker type.īecause SmartMusic markers always appear in a Finale score as (hidden) expressions, they can also be added manually with the Expression tool. You can add all of these markers using the Add SmartMusic Markers dialog box under the Utilities menu (as described in this section). You can also use markers to adjust the level of Intelligent Accompaniment ( Follow Me) during the course of the performance. You can use SmartMusic performance markers to specify effects that are found in standard accompaniments such as rehearsal letters, pauses for fermatas, cadenzas, caesuras, and repeats.
