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Bracketed noteheads
Bracketed noteheads are often used to indicate that notes are optional, editorial, not played in all playthroughs in music with repeats, or pressed down but not fully struck on the piano. In Dorico Pro, you can show brackets on any notehead.
Changing the appearance of round brackets on single noteheads
You can change whether round brackets on single noteheads are drawn using the font glyph or drawn curve. Only round notehead brackets that use the drawn curve have handles in Engrave mode that allow you to change their shape.

Changing the appearance of round brackets on single noteheads

You can change whether round brackets on single noteheads are drawn using the font glyph or drawn curve. Only round notehead brackets that use the drawn curve have handles in Engrave mode that allow you to change their shape.

Procedure

Press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-E to open Engraving Options.
In the category list, click Bracketed Noteheads.
In the Design section, choose one of the following options for Round bracket appearance for single noteheads:
- Use font glyph
- Use drawn curve
Click Apply, then Close.

Result

The appearance of round brackets on all single noteheads is changed project-wide.

After Completing This Task

You can change the length and shape of individual round notehead brackets that use the drawn curve.