Reference Guide

1094 Notation and lyrics
Chords and marks
To add an expression mark
1. Select the Draw Freehand tool in the Control Bar.
2. Click the Expression button in the Staff view.
3. Position the pointer below the lowest note in the staff. (The pointer changes to a pencil when you
are in a legal position.)
4. Click to open an insertion box.
5. Type the expression mark text. Press ESC to abort the operation.
6. Press ENTER, or press TAB or SHIFT+TAB to move to the next or previous mark, respectively.
SONAR inserts the new expression mark below the staff.
To edit an expression mark
1. Right-click the expression mark to open the Expression Text Properties dialog box.
Figure 334. The Expression Text Properties dialog
2. Edit the time and text of the expression mark as desired.
3. Click OK.
The Staff view displays the expression mark with the new text, including moving it to a new time if
necessary. You can also use the Draw tool and click on an expression mark directly to change its
text.
Adding hairpin symbols
Some musical phrases vary dynamically, increasing or decreasing in loudness for dramatic effect.
SONAR lets you insert traditional crescendo and diminuendo hairpin symbols that convey this
information to a performer, as shown here:
If the track is split into treble/bass staves, hairpin symbols are allowed only below the treble staff.