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Notation reference
Ornaments
Ornaments are markings that indicate multiple notes are played in addition to the notated pitch. They are used to decorate music, such as in Baroque music, which is highly decorated with trills and other ornaments.
Trills
Trills are fast alternations between two notes, similar to a tremolo, that were a common decoration in Baroque, Classical, and Romantic music. Trill marks are usually added to a single note, to indicate the performed notes are the notated pitch and the note either a half-step or whole step above, and can have extension lines to show the duration of the trill.
Changing the speed of trills
You can indicate different speeds for trills, including indicating a change of speed within a single trill, by changing the height and frequency of wiggles in their extension lines.

Changing the speed of trills

You can indicate different speeds for trills, including indicating a change of speed within a single trill, by changing the height and frequency of wiggles in their extension lines.

Procedure

Select the trills whose speed you want to change.
In the Properties panel, activate the following properties, individually or together, in the Trills group:
- Start speed
- End speed
Select one of the following options from each property menu:
- Slow
- Normal
- Fast

Result

The speed of the selected trills is changed. This affects both the frequency of wiggles in their extension lines and their playback speed.

If only Start speed is activated, the speed of the whole trill extension line is changed. If only End speed is activated, the speed of the end half of the trill extension line is changed.

Example

Figure 1. A trill extension line starting slow and ending fast

After Completing This Task

You can customize the playback speed of trills individually.