Changing intervals partway through trills

You can change the interval of trills multiple times within their duration, including before you have input notes, for example, if you want a trill to change seamlessly from a minor second in one bar to a major second in the next.

Procedure

  1. In Write mode, select one of the following:
    • The note whose trill interval you want to change.

    • An item or rest on the stave where you want to input notes and specify trill intervals.

  2. Press Shift-N or Return to start note input.
  3. Press Right Arrow/Left Arrow to move the caret according to the current rhythmic grid value to the notehead where you want to change the trill interval.
    Note

    You can only change trill intervals at noteheads.

  4. Press Shift-O to open the ornaments popover.
  5. Enter the trill interval you want into the popover. For example, enter m3 for a minor third.
  6. Press Return to close the popover.
  7. Optional: Repeat steps 3 to 6 to change the trill interval at other noteheads in the trill.
  8. Press Esc or Return to stop note input.

Result

The trill interval is changed at the corresponding noteheads. By default, all trill intervals in the trill appear as accidentals when the intervals are all seconds and as auxiliary notes when the trill contains at least one trill interval with a different interval.

Example

Figure: Trill with interval changes shown as accidentals

Figure: Trill with interval changes shown as auxiliary notes