Tempo mark components

Tempo mark components include text, metronome marks, parentheses, and approximate indications. Tempo marks can include different components in different combinations, depending on your preference or the requirements for different projects.

You can change which components are shown in different types of tempo marks project-wide, and you can change which components are shown in individual tempo marks.

You can activate properties that correspond to the different components in the Tempo group of the Properties panel. You can activate one or more of the following tempo mark properties in any combination for individual absolute tempo changes:

Text shown

Shows text when activated, and no text when deactivated.

Metronome mark shown

Shows metronome marks when activated, and no metronome marks when deactivated.

Parenthesized

Shows metronome marks in parentheses when activated, and without parentheses when deactivated. This also applies to approximate metronome marks.

Is approximate

Shows metronome marks as approximate when activated, and absolute when deactivated.

Approximate appearance

Allows you to choose how approximate metronome marks appear, for example, c. or circa.

Note

This property applies specifically to approximate tempo marks, and is only available when Is approximate is activated.

Show equals sign

An equals sign is shown when both the property and its corresponding checkbox are activated. No equals sign is shown when the checkbox is deactivated.

Note

This property applies specifically to approximate tempo marks, and is only available when Is approximate is activated.

Components for gradual tempo changes

The following components only apply to gradual tempo changes, such as rallentando:

Poco a poco

Poco a poco text is shown immediately after gradual tempo change text when the checkbox beside the property is activated.