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Changing the position of slurs relative to tie chains

You can change the position of individual slurs relative to tie chains, including slurs starting on

grace notes, for example, to save vertical space.

PROCEDURE

1. Select the slurs whose position relative to tie chains you want to change.

2. In the Properties panel, activate the following properties, individually or together, in the

Slurs group:

● Start pos. in tie chain

●

End pos. in tie chain

3. Choose one of the following options for each property:

●

First note

●

Last note

RESULT

The position of the selected slurs relative to tie chains is changed.

Slur placement relative to grace notes

There are specic placement rules that affect slurs when they start from a grace note and end on

a normal note immediately following the grace note.

These rules are:

● Slurs connect noteheads rather than stems.

● Slurs are scaled to match the proportions of grace notes.

● Slurs must not obscure ledger lines.

● Slurs are placed above notes if they would collide with the accidental of a standard note

when placed below the notes.

Due to the general placement conventions of grace notes, slurs in Dorico SE appear below grace

notes and curve downwards by default. Slurs starting from grace notes only appear above notes

and curve upwards in up-stem voices in multiple-voice contexts.

Automatic changes to the curvature direction of slurs on grace notes in multiple-voice contexts