Inputting your first notes

In this section, you learn how to input notes. You can start inputting notes without having to first add a time signature or key signature.

Prerequisite

You have set up your MIDI keyboard.

Note
If you have not set up a MIDI keyboard yet, you can start inputting notes with the computer keyboard.
You have added a piano player in Setup mode.
You are in Write mode.

Select the rest that was automatically inserted next to the clef when you added a solo player.
Start note input in any of the following ways:
- Press Shift-N or Return.
- Double-click the rest.
The caret is activated and appears on the staff.
In the Notes panel, click a duration.

Note
By default, Dorico Pro selects a quarter note (crotchet) for you.
Start playing notes on the MIDI keyboard, or press A, B, C, D, E, F, G on the computer keyboard to input the corresponding pitches.
If you want higher or lower pitch for the note that Dorico Pro inputs for you, you can force a different register.
- To input a note above the previously input note, press Shift-Alt as well as the letter for the note.
- To input a note below the previously input note, press Ctrl (macOS) or Ctrl-Alt (Windows) as well as the letter for the note.
Note
You must press Ctrl on Mac, not Cmd.

The pitches you enter or play in are input as notes.