Changing trill intervals partway through trills

You can change the intervals of existing trills at any notehead within their duration; for example, if you want a trill to change seamlessly from a minor second in one bar to a major second in the next.

Procedure

  1. In Write mode, select one of the following:
    • The note whose trill interval you want to change.

    • An item or rest on the staff where you want to specify trill intervals.

  2. Start note input in any of the following ways:
    • Press Shift-N.

    • In the Notes toolbox, click Start Note Input Start Note Input button.

    • Double-click the staff.

  3. Press Right Arrow/Left Arrow to move the caret according to the current rhythmic grid resolution to the notehead where you want to change the trill interval.
    Note

    You can only change trill intervals at noteheads.

  4. Open the ornaments popover in any of the following ways:
    • Press Shift-O.

    • In the Notations toolbox, click Popovers Popovers button, then Ornaments Ornaments button.

  5. Enter the trill interval you want into the popover. For example, enter m3 for a minor third.
  6. Press Return to close the popover.
  7. Optional: Repeat steps 3 to 6 to change the trill interval at other noteheads in the trill.
  8. Stop note input in any of the following ways:
    • Press Esc or Return.

    • In the Notes toolbox, click Start Note Input Start Note Input button.

Result

The trill interval is changed at the corresponding noteheads. By default, all trill intervals in the trill appear as accidentals when the intervals are all seconds and as auxiliary notes when the trill contains at least one trill interval with a different interval.

Signposts are shown at the position of each trill interval that does not require an accidental or auxiliary note. However, trill interval signposts are hidden by default.

Example

Figure 1. Trill with interval changes shown as accidentals
Figure 2. Trill with interval changes shown as auxiliary notes