Table of Contents
Notation reference
Fingering
Fingerings can be added to music to recommend which fingers players should use for notes. This can be useful for music aimed at players learning the instrument and for difficult musical passages where certain fingering patterns make the notes much easier to play.
Fingerings for valved brass instruments
For instruments like trumpet and horn, fingering is used to show which valves must be depressed to produce a specific note.
Changing the appearance of slide positions for brass instruments
You can use Arabic or Roman numerals to indicate slide positions for slide brass instruments, such as trombones. By default, Dorico Pro uses Arabic numerals for slide positions.

Changing the appearance of slide positions for brass instruments

You can use Arabic or Roman numerals to indicate slide positions for slide brass instruments, such as trombones. By default, Dorico Pro uses Arabic numerals for slide positions.

Note

You must enter slide positions using Arabic numerals into the fingerings popover, even if you have chosen to show slide positions with Roman numerals in your project.

Procedure

Press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-E to open Engraving Options.
Click Fingering in the category list.
In the Brass section, choose one of the following options for Slide position appearance in the Slide brass instruments subsection:
- Arabic numerals
- Roman numerals
Click Apply, then Close.

Result

The numeral style used for slide positions on slide brass instruments is changed project-wide.