Adding slurs
Most phrases in this piece have slurs. This task starts by adding slurs to the phrases you have already input, then describes inputting a slur alongside new notes.
Procedure
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In bar 1, click anywhere on the eighth note beam on the top staff to select all notes in the beam.
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Press S to add a slur across the selected notes.
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You can also add slurs by clicking Slur in the Notes panel on the left of the window.
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Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each phrase that requires a slur, up to the end of bar 8.
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The slur across bars 9-10 joins notes in different voices, so you have to select these notes differently.
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- In bar 9, select the down-stem note.
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Ctrl/Cmd-click at least one note in bar 10 on the top staff.
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Press S to add a slur between the selected notes.
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Repeat steps 4 to 6 for the other cross-voice slurs in bars 11-13.
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If you have Dorico Pro, in a later task you can flip these slurs and adjust their shape so they start on the rests.
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This is as far as you have input notes, so now you can input notes and slurs together.
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- Select the rest in bar 14 on the top staff.
- Press Shift-N to start note input.
- If the note symbol beside the caret is down-stem, press V to switch to the up-stem voice.
- If chord input is active, press Q to stop chord input.
- Press 5 to select eighth notes (quavers).
- Press S to start a slur.
- Input the notes under the first slur, up to the first eighth note (quaver) in bar 17.
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Press Shift-S to stop the slur without stopping note input.
- Press F to input the F at the start of the next phrase.
- Press S to start another slur on the currently selected note, that is, the F you just input.
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Input the notes under the second slur, up to the end of bar 17.
- Press 7 to select half notes, then . (period) to add a rhythm dot, making the duration dotted half notes.
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Press G.
- Press Shift-S to stop the slur.
- Press Esc or Return to stop note input.
Result
You have added slurs to existing phrases, including cross-voice slurs, and input slurs alongside inputting notes.
After Completing This Task
You can copy the music on both staves in bars 3-4 into bars 19-20.