Rehearsal marks

Noteman says: To easily add a rehearsal mark to your score while in Simple Entry, press the X key with a note selected and then press the m key. See Simple Entry Tool.

1. Choose the Expression tool .
2. Hold down the m key and click a measure. Finale adds the rehearsal mark in the correct sequence (A, B, C, etc.). Alternatively, double-click a measure to open the Expression Selection dialog box where you can choose the desired rehearsal mark expression.

   Finale's default auto-sequenced rehearsal mark expression looks like this:
   
   
   
   If the document you are using was created in a version of Finale prior to Finale 2012, the m Metatool key will not be assigned to rehearsal marks, and your existing expressions will not be setup for auto-sequencing. You will need to define a new rehearsal mark expression to benefit from this feature. See "To define and add custom rehearsal marks" below in order to create automatically sequenced rehearsal marks.

1. Choose the Expression tool .
2. Double-click on or above the measure at which the rehearsal mark is to appear. The Expression Selection dialog box appears.
3. Choose the Rehearsal Marks category.
4. To create a new rehearsal mark definition, click Create Rehearsal Mark. Or, select Finale's auto-sequenced rehearsal mark and click Duplicate, then Edit to leave Finale's original rehearsal mark expression intact.
5. Check Use Auto-Sequencing Style.
6. Choose the desired letter/number style from the adjacent popup menu.
7. Check Hide Measure Numbers if you want to hide measure numbers in favor of rehearsal marks where added.
8. If you wish, choose a shape for an enclosure and then click Edit. The Enclosure Designer dialog box appears. Choose the shape you prefer from the list of geometric enclosures. Drag the top handle to make the enclosure taller or shorter, the right-side handle to make the whole enclosure bigger or smaller, and the middle handle to position the enclosure around the letter. You can also change the line thickness. (You can also use a different shape enclosure here by selecting it from the Shape popup menu.

   Enclosed rehearsal numbers may not look the same when printed by a PostScript printer as they appear on the screen. You may need to experiment to find the correct adjustment.

9. Click OK to return to the Expression Selection dialog box.
10. Press SHIFT+m if you want to assign the m Metatool key to rehearsal marks (as they are defined in Finale's templates and default document). Of course, you can assign any expression to any Metatool key. See To create expression Metatools.
11. If you want to display the rehearsal mark in specific staves, click the Edit Categories button to open the Category Designer dialog box.
12. Here, you can use the Score List options to select or define the desired Score List. See Score List dialog box for more information.
13. Click OK and then Assign to add the rehearsal mark.
14. Choose the same expression for all other rehearsal marks in your score and Finale sequences them for you automatically (and even update after you insert, delete, or reorder them).

1. Choose the Expression tool .
2. Drag the handle, or select the handle and use the arrow keys to nudge, to move the mark; select it and press DELETE to remove it.

Occasionally it is necessary to restart rehearsal mark numbering, for example, when multiple movements exist in a single document whose rehearsal marks start over with each movement. Or, multiple movements contained in separate documents may require rehearsal marks to continue through all movements.

1. Choose the Expression tool .
2. CONTROL+click the rehearsal mark's handle and choose Edit Rehearsal Mark Sequence. The Rehearsal Mark Sequence dialog box appears.

   This must be a rehearsal mark set to use Auto Sequencing, and does not apply to measure number sequences.

3. Choose Restart Sequence and type (or use the spinner arrows to select) the desired number or letter in the adjacent text box.
4. Click OK. Finale re-sequences rehearsal marks in the document based on your settings.