About the melisma lines

When you add a text symbol, you can find a handle at the right edge of the text. By dragging this handle to the right, you can extend a “melisma line” from the text. This has several uses:

• If you are adding lyrics and want to indicate that a syllable should be sung over several notes:

  

• If the text is an advice about articulation or playing style, and you want it to apply to a certain musical phrase only:

  

• If the text is an advice about articulation or playing style, and you want it to apply from that point on in the score:

  

In the Score Settings dialog (Text tab), you can find two settings that determine the appearance of the melisma lines for text symbols:

• The Melisma Style pop-up menu is where you specify whether the line is solid or dotted.

• The Melisma End pop-up menu allows you to choose whether the end of the line is plain, has an arrow, or forms a “bracket” up or down.