Note layer symbols

  • Note symbols

    These are each tied to a single note. Examples of note symbols are accents and lyrics. When you move the note, the symbol moves with it. The same is true if you cut the note and then paste; the symbol is cut and pasted together with the note.

  • Note-dependent symbols

    Only a few symbols belong to this category, for example the arpeggio lines. In one way, these behave just like grace notes. They always precede a note or chord. If there is no note “after them” on a staff, they disappear.

  • All other note layer symbols (tempo, dynamics, chords, etc.)

    Their position is related to the bar. Whichever way you edit the notes, these symbols remain unaffected. However, their positions are fixed within a measure. If you for example change the spacing of the bars across the page, this affects the symbols positions.