Changing the speed of trills
You can indicate different speeds for trills, and indicate a change of speed within a single trill by changing the height and frequency of the waves in their extension lines.
Procedure
- Select the trills whose speed you want to change. You can do this in Write mode and Engrave mode.
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In the Properties panel, activate the following properties, individually or together, in the Trills group:
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Start speed
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End speed
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Select one of the following options from each property menu:
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Slow
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Normal
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Fast
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Result
The speed of the selected trills is changed.
If only Start speed is activated, the speed of the whole trill extension line is changed.
If only End speed is activated, the speed of the end half of the trill extension line is changed.
Example
![](../../../_shared_picts/picts/dorico/notation_reference/ornaments_trills_speed_changing_example.png)
Figure: A trill extension line starting slow and ending fast