Changing the starting pitch of trills
By default in Dorico SE, trills start on the lower note, which is usually the written note. However, the accepted practice in Baroque and Classical music is to start trills on the upper note. You can change the starting pitch of trills individually.
Prerequisite
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The lower zone is shown.
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Properties
is selected in the lower zone toolbar.
Procedure
- Select the trills whose starting note you want to change.
- In the Properties panel, activate Start on upper note in the Trills group.
- Activate/Deactivate the corresponding checkbox.
Result
The selected trills start on the upper note when the checkbox is activated, and on the lower note when the checkbox is deactivated.