Changing the rehearsal mark sequence type

Rehearsal marks can be letters, numbers, or bar numbers. You can change the sequence type of individual rehearsal marks, and create secondary rehearsal mark sequences.

In Dorico Pro, you can use all three available rehearsal mark sequences simultaneously. For example, you can have the main sequence of rehearsal marks showing letters, but also have a secondary sequence of numbers to mark different moments, perhaps entry points for a solo line, and also highlight prominent bar numbers within those sections.

Prerequisite

If you are in Engrave mode, Graphic Editing is selected in the Engrave toolbox.

Procedure

  1. Select the rehearsal mark whose sequence type you want to change. You can do this in Write mode and Engrave mode.
  2. In the Properties panel, activate Sequence type in the Rehearsal Marks group.
  3. Select one of the following options from the menu:

    • Letters

    • Numbers

    • Bar numbers

Result

The selected rehearsal mark now displays a letter, a number, or the current bar number.

If it is the first rehearsal mark in either the letters sequence or the numbers sequence in the flow, it shows either A or 1. If there are already rehearsal marks in either the letters sequence or the numbers sequence in the flow, it shows the next letter or number according to the index.

Note

  • You can change the sequence type used for all rehearsal marks project-wide on the Rehearsal Marks page in Engraving Options.

  • You can change the index of a rehearsal mark sequence independently of other rehearsal mark sequences. However, you cannot change the bar number sequence using this method.