Grand pause

Use the Expression tool to place the G.P. marking in all staves. If you plan to extract parts or to hide staves, you must make sure that the Grand Pause measure doesn’t get grouped into a single multimeasure rest in the extracted parts.

To create a G.P. marking

1. Choose the Expression tool , and double-click above or below the G.P. measure. The Expression Selection dialog box appears.
2. Choose the Tempo Alterations category.
3. Click Create. The Expression Designer dialog box appears.
4. Type G.P. To change the type style (italic, for example), choose Text > Font.
5. Press RETURN three times.

To move or delete the G.P. marking

1. Choose the Expression tool .
2. Drag the handle to move the marking. Select it and press the arrow keys to “nudge” it for fine positioning; select it and press DELETE to remove it.

To force a break in a multimeasure rest

This step is important if you want the G.P. always to appear as an independent single measure in the extracted parts.

1. Choose the Measure tool , and select the G.P. measure and the measure before it.
2. Choose Measure > Edit Measure Attributes. Or, you can double-click in the measure. The Measure Attributes dialog box appears.
3. Select Break a multimeasure rest and click OK (or press RETURN). When you create multimeasure rests, the G.P. marking will appear in a single independent measure.