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Notation reference
Dynamics
Dynamics indicate the loudness of the music and can be combined with expressive text to give further clarification about how to perform the music. Dynamics can indicate an immediate change in volume or a gradual change over a specified duration.
Dynamic modifiers
Modifiers add further detail to dynamics than simply their volume level, and can help guide how a player performs a note or phrase. Modifiers include poco a poco, molto and subito. They are also known as expressive text.
Abbreviating dynamic modifiers
You can show individual subito/possibile dynamic modifiers with either abbreviated or full text, such as sub. or subito. You can do this for the current layout and frame chain only, or for all layouts and frame chains.

Abbreviating dynamic modifiers

You can show individual subito/possibile dynamic modifiers with either abbreviated or full text, such as sub. or subito. You can do this for the current layout and frame chain only, or for all layouts and frame chains.

Prerequisite

The lower zone is shown.
Properties is selected in the lower zone toolbar.
If you are in Engrave mode, Graphic Editing is selected in the Engrave toolbox.
You have chosen the appropriate property scope for local properties.

Procedure

Select the dynamics whose subito/possibile modifiers you want to abbreviate. You can do this in Write mode and Engrave mode.
In the Properties panel, activate the following properties, individually or together, in the Dynamics group:
- Subito style
- Possibile style
Choose one of the following options:
- subito or possibile
- sub. or possib.

Result

The length of the corresponding dynamic modifiers is changed. If the property scope was set to Locally, this change only takes effect in the current layout and frame chain.