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Notation reference
Pedal lines
Pedal lines indicate to performers which piano pedals to use, and can also give performance instructions, such as how far down to depress the pedals and when to lift the pedal to clear the resonance.
Sustain pedal retakes and pedal level changes
Pedal retakes indicate where a player should lift the sustain pedal, which dampens the piano’s strings and clears the resonance, before depressing the pedal again. Pedal level changes indicate a change to how far the pedal is depressed.
Removing retakes and pedal level changes
You can remove pedal retakes and level changes without deleting the sustain pedal line or changing its rhythmic position.

Removing retakes and pedal level changes

You can remove pedal retakes and level changes without deleting the sustain pedal line or changing its rhythmic position.

Procedure

In Write mode, select an item on each staff and at each rhythmic position where you want to remove retakes or pedal level changes.
Remove the retakes or pedal level changes in any of the following ways:
- Open the playing techniques popover, enter nonotch into the popover, then press Return.
  
  Note
  nonotch must be spelled as one word, without a space.
- Choose Edit > Notations > Pedal Lines > Remove Retake. You can also choose this option from the context menu.

Result

The retakes or pedal level changes at each selected rhythmic position on each selected staff are removed. The corresponding sustain pedal lines return to their previous levels as set by either the start of the pedal line, or the retake or pedal level change immediately preceding the ones you removed.