Instructions

• Adding clef
  • Type C to insert C3 clef.
  • Type 2 or press the down arrow to move clef to second line.
• Adding pitches
  • Type pitch letter name of each note to add them to the line: f.ed.efgagfgedderfag
  • Type "." to add dot after note.
  • Type "r" to add a rest.
  • Type backspace to delete note.
  • Capital letters choose direction of pitch class which is greater then lower case letters.
  • Up/down arrows transpose last pitch up/down a step.
  • shift-Up/down arrows transpose last pitch up/down an octave.
  • backspace delete last letter.
  • shift-backspace deletes entire syllable.
  • Add dash at end of text for note to continue word to next note.
• Adding rhythm
  • 1 semibreve, 2 minim, 4 semiminim, 8 fusa, 6 semifusa, 0 breve, 9 long, 7 maxima.
  • Interleaved method: type (new) rhythm before adding a note. The default rhythm is whole note (semibreve). First note's rhythm should be typed before adding clef.
  • Second-pass method: type pitches first, then select first note and type rhythms to update note rhythms.
  • Selective second-pass method: type most common rhythm, then clef, then notes, then click on notes that need rhythms to fix. Typing rhythm number will change rhythm and advance to next note.
  • left/right arrow keys or tab/shift-tab moves to next/previous note/rest/clef.
• Adding text
  • Click on a note (or left/right arrows or tab/shift-tab to move to target note).
  • Type text for note, then press tab or right arrow key or click to go to next note.
  • When at the end of the list, type tab twice or right arrow twice or click on first note to go to first note for adding rhythms/text starting at beginning of line.