User Manual
10.25
Tenuto
The musical term tenuto has a number of very dierent interpretations around the world. Notion
uses the ten. mark as a type of hold that is less dramatic (shorter in duration) than a fermata and
is used on notes or chords only. As with a fermata, you have the option of specifying a specic
duration you want Notion to hold when you play the score (steps 5 through 7).
1. Ensure you are in Edit mode.
2. To place this mark on your Music Cursor either:
> Press the 9 key three times, or
> In the Entry Palette, hover over the third pane from the right and click the ten. symbol
in the pop-up menu.
» The ten. symbol appears on your Music Cursor.
3. Position the Music Cursor over the aected note or chord. This must be on at least one instrument sta to be read
while playing (unlike breaks, holds will not be read in the NTempo sta alone during play).
4. Click your mouse or press Enter.
» Notion adds the mark to your score above the sta. If you only need the marking for musicians to read on your
score (and not be interpreted during playback) then you are nished with this procedure.
5. To have Notion play your tenuto, you need to inform the software how long you want the hold to last. Double-click
the tenuto sign you added to the score.
» A temporary text box appears, with the default setting of zero quarter note beats (zero equals no change to
written note values).
6. Clarify how long you want the tenuto to last in playback. Either replace the zero with the number of quarter note
beats to hold, or replace the zero plus replace the “quarter notes “ with a longer (such as “half notes”) or shorter
(such as “eighth notes”) value as the basis for the count.
7. Either click anywhere in the score area away from the text box or press Enter.