Broadway Copyist font

The Broadway Copyist font is the default font used for Finale's Handwritten and Jazz Band Document Styles.If a keystroke is separated by a plus sign (+), the keys must be pressed in succession. If a keystroke combination is separated by a comma, type the first keystroke combination, release the keys, and press the character after the comma. All of these characters can also be selected by using Text > Font to choose the desired font and Text > Inserts > Symbol to open the Symbol Selection dialog box.

Broadway Copyist Character Set

Notation

Keystroke	Description	Keystroke	Description
SHIFT+w	Double whole note (Breve)	SHIFT+q	Quarter note - Downstem
OPTION+e, a	Alternate double whole note (Breve)	e	Eighth note - Upstem
OPTION+SHIFT+4	Breve	SHIFT+e	Eighth note - Downstem
w	Whole note	x	Sixteenth note - Upstem
h	Half note - Upstem	SHIFT+x	Sixteenth note - Downstem
SHIFT+h	Half note - Downstem	OPTION+;	Slashed grace note
q	Quarter note - Upstem

Noteheads

Keystroke	Description	Keystroke	Description
.	Augmentation dot	OPTION+j	Upside down triangle
OPTION+h	Half notehead	OPTION+SHIFT+7	Filled upside down triangle
OPTION+q	Quarter/Eighth notehead	l	Left-facing triangle
SHIFT+l	Circle	OPTION+SHIFT+y	Right-facing triangle
OPTION+u, u	Circled x	OPTION+=	Square
OPTION+i, u	Circled x let ring	OPTION+-	Filled square
OPTION+SHIFT+/	Non-pitched notehead	OPTION+SHIFT+9	Diamond
OPTION+`, u	Let ring	OPTION+SHIFT+0	Filled diamond
y	Triangle	OPTION+l	Rectangle
OPTION+SHIFT+-	Filled triangle

Flags

Keystroke	Description	Keystroke	Description
j	First upstem flag	OPTION+SHIFT+j	Second downstem flag
SHIFT+j	First downstem flag	r	Sixteenth note upstem flag
SHIFT+k	Second upstem flag	SHIFT+r	Sixteenth note downstem flag

Accidentals

Keystroke	Description	Keystroke	Description
SHIFT+3	Sharp	OPTION+`, SHIFT+e	Small natural
a	Courtesy sharp	OPTION+[	Small courtesy natural
SHIFT+i	Small sharp	OPTION+b	Double-flat
[	Small courtesy sharp	OPTION+a	Courtesy double-flat
b	Flat	OPTION+SHIFT+[	Small courtesy double-flat
SHIFT+a	Courtesy flat	OPTION+SHIFT+3	Double-sharp
i	Small flat	OPTION+SHIFT+a	Courtesy double-sharp
SHIFT+[	Small courtesy flat	]	Small courtesy double-sharp
n	Natural	OPTION+SHIFT+b	Quarter tone flat
SHIFT+n	Courtesy natural	SHIFT+4	Quarter tone sharp

Rests

Keystroke	Description	Keystroke	Description
OPTION+SHIFT+w	Double-whole note rest	OPTION+SHIFT+r	Eighth (8th) note rest
OPTION+w	Whole note rest	OPTION+x	Sixteenth (16th) note rest
OPTION+SHIFT+h	Half note rest	OPTION+r	Thirty-second (32nd) note rest
OPTION+SHIFT+q	Quarter note rest	OPTION+`, SHIFT+u	Sixty-fourth (64th) note rest
OPTION+n, SHIFT+o	Quarter note rest	OPTION+SHIFT+m	One hundred twenty-eighth (128th) note rest

Dynamics

Keystroke	Description	Keystroke	Description
OPTION+SHIFT+o	Softer than pianississimo	SHIFT+z	Forzando
OPTION+SHIFT+p	Pianississimo	OPTION+n, SHIFT+a	Rinforzando
OPTION+p	Pianissimo	OPTION+d	Sforzando-pianissimo
SHIFT+p	Mezzo piano	OPTION+SHIFT+c	Sforzando-piano
p	Piano	OPTION+s	Sforzando or sforzato
SHIFT+f	Mezzo forte	SHIFT+s	Sforzando or sforzato
f	Forte	OPTION+c	Sforzando
OPTION+f	Fortissimo	OPTION+z	m for dynamic combinations
OPTION+SHIFT+f	Fortississimo	OPTION+e, e	r for dynamic combinations
OPTION+SHIFT+d	Louder than fortississimo	s	s for dynamic combinations
OPTION+SHIFT+s	Fortepiano	z	z for dynamic combinations

Articulations

Keystroke	Description	Keystroke	Description
.	Staccato	SHIFT+d	Shake
SHIFT+.	Accent	\	Rough fall or drop
OPTION+SHIFT+.	Accent with staccato (above note)	OPTION+i, e	Short fall
OPTION+SHIFT+6	Accent with staccato (below note)	OPTION+e, i	Fall
SHIFT+6	Marcato (above note)	OPTION+i, i	Rough fall
v	Marcato (below note)	OPTION+u, o	Short fall or drop
OPTION+u, y	Marcato (above note)	OPTION+n, n	Fall or drop
OPTION+SHIFT+e	Marcato (below note)	OPTION+`, o	Drop or plop
'	Rounded marcato (above note)	OPTION+u, SHIFT+a	Bend
OPTION+SHIFT+'	Rounded marcato (below note)	OPTION+SHIFT+;	Half-mute
OPTION+u	Marcato with staccato (above note)	SHIFT+m	Mordent, trill extension
OPTION+u, SHIFT+e	Marcato with staccato (below note)	m	Mordent, trill extension
-	Tenuto	OPTION+m	Mordent, trill extension
SHIFT+,	Tenuto with staccato (above note)	OPTION+,	Upbow
OPTION+SHIFT+,	Tenuto with staccato (below note)	OPTION+.	Downbow
OPTION+u, a	Accented tenuto (above note)	SHIFT+t	Turn, grupetto
OPTION+i, a	Accented tenuto (below note)	OPTION+SHIFT+8	Pedal down
SHIFT+u	Fermata (above note)	SHIFT+8	Pedal up
u	Fermata (below note)	g	Rolled chord or arpeggio
SHIFT+`	Trill extension	SHIFT+'	Caesura, pause, grand pause, or railroad tracks
SHIFT+;	Flip or turn	SHIFT+o or OPTION+y	Harmonic
d	Rough lift or rip	o	Natural harmonic
OPTION+u, e	Short lift or rip	SHIFT+=	Augmented
OPTION+`, i	Lift or rip	,	Pause or breath mark
OPTION+u, i	Rough lift or rip	OPTION+u, SHIFT+o	Pause or breath mark
OPTION+n, o	Short lift, rip, or doit	SHIFT+1	Measured tremolo
OPTION+e, o	Lift, rip, or doit	SHIFT+2	Measured tremolo
OPTION+i, o	Lift, rip, or doit	OPTION+'	Unmeasured tremolo
OPTION+`, e	Short shake

Smart Shapes

Keystroke	Description	Keystroke	Description
OPTION+e, SHIFT+e	Ottava	OPTION+SHIFT+2	Double ottava
OPTION+v	Ottava	`	Double ottava basso
OPTION+SHIFT+v	Ottava basso	OPTION+u, SHIFT+y	Trill
OPTION+u, SHIFT+u	Double ottava	SHIFT+`	Trill extension

Repeats and Alternate Notation

Keystroke	Description	Keystroke	Description
SHIFT+5	Segno	OPTION+`, SHIFT+a	Slash
OPTION+SHIFT+5	Coda	OPTION+SHIFT+]	Large slash
OPTION+]	One-measure repeat	OPTION+SHIFT+1	Double whole note diamond
OPTION+\	Two-measure repeat	SHIFT+\	Whole and half note diamond
OPTION+i, SHIFT+u	Small slash

Clefs

Keystroke	Description	Keystroke	Description
SHIFT+7	G or treble clef	SHIFT+/	F or bass clef
OPTION+k	G or treble clef	OPTION+`, SHIFT+i	F or bass clef
OPTION+SHIFT+l	G or treble clef	OPTION+i, SHIFT+e	Bass 8va clef
OPTION+t	Treble 8va clef	t	Bass 8vb clef
OPTION+SHIFT+z	Treble 8va clef	/	Percussion or neutral clef
SHIFT+v	Treble 8vb clef	OPTION+n, a	Percussion or neutral clef
OPTION+SHIFT+g	Treble 8vb clef	OPTION+/	Percussion or neutral clef
SHIFT+b	C clef

Time Signature and Multimeasure Rests Numbers

Keystroke	Description	Keystroke	Description
c	Common time	7	Number 7
SHIFT+c	Cut time	8	Number 8
1	Number 1	9	Number 9
2	Number 2	0	Number 0
3	Number 3	SHIFT+=	Plus sign
4	Number 4	OPTION+SHIFT+i	Plus sign
5	Number 5	=	Right parenthesis for time signatures
6	Number 6

Chord Symbols and Harmonics

Keystroke	Character	Description	Keystroke	Character	Description
OPTION+n, SHIFT+n		Augmented chord	OPTION+o		Half diminished chord
OPTION+SHIFT+n		Diminished chord	y		Major chord

Percussion Notation

Keystroke	Character	Description	Keystroke	Character	Description
y		Cymbal - Closed notehead	SHIFT+y		Cymbal - Open notehead

Other Notation Symbols

Keystroke	Description	Keystroke	Description
OPTION+1	Small 1	SHIFT+g	Acute accent
OPTION+2	Small 2	OPTION+`, a	Colon for italic numbers
OPTION+3	Small 3	SHIFT+]	Closed parentheses
OPTION+4	Small 4	SHIFT+9	Left parenthesis
OPTION+5	Small 5	SHIFT+0	Right parenthesis
OPTION+6	Small 6	k	Dot
OPTION+7	Small 7	OPTION+SHIFT+\	Equal sign
OPTION+8	Small 8	;	Eyeglasses
OPTION+9	Small 9	SHIFT+-	Ledger line
OPTION+0	Small 0

Broadway Copyist Percussion Character Set

Percussion Characters

Keystroke	Description	Keystroke	Description
SHIFT+w	Double whole note (Breve)	SHIFT+1	Triangle
v	Alternate double whole note (Breve)	-	Filled upside down triangle
SHIFT+v	Breve	SHIFT+-	Upside down triangle
w	Whole note	9	Filled left-facing triangle
SHIFT+5 or OPTION+h	Half notehead	SHIFT+9	Left-facing Triangle
SHIFT+e	Ghost half notehead	8	Filled right-facing triangle
SHIFT+f	Cross-stick half notehead	SHIFT+8	Right-facing triangle
SHIFT+g	Strikethrough half notehead	4	Filled upside down left-facing triangle
SHIFT+h	Rimshot half notehead	SHIFT+4	Upside down left-facing triangle
5 or OPTION+q	Quarter/Eighth notehead	0	Filled square
e	Ghost quarter/eighth notehead	SHIFT+0	Square
f	Cross-stick quarter/eighth notehead	6	Filled rectangle
g	Strikethrough quarter/eighth notehead	SHIFT+6	Rectangle
h	Rimshot quarter/eighth notehead	3	Filled diamond
SHIFT+u	Double whole note diamond	SHIFT+3	Diamond
u	Whole and half note diamond	t or SHIFT+t	Alternative diamond
m	Sharp	7	Alternative filled diamond
a	Courtesy sharp	SHIFT+7	Alternative diamond
l	Three quarter tone sharp	2	Cymbal closed notehead
SHIFT+l	Quarter tone sharp	SHIFT+2	Cymbal open notehead
OPTION+l	Quarter tone sharp	o	Circle
OPTION+m	Half sharp or quarter tone sharp	SHIFT+o	Strikethrough circle
OPTION+SHIFT+n	Three quarter tone sharp or one and a half sharp	p	Half-open
SHIFT+m	Double-sharp	SHIFT+p	Damp
OPTION+SHIFT+a	Courtesy double-sharp	q	Damp
n	Natural	SHIFT+q	Damp
SHIFT+n	Courtesy natural	x	x
k	Quarter tone sharp	y	x
SHIFT+k	Quarter tone flat	z	x
b	Flat	SHIFT+x	Center
SHIFT+a	Courtesy flat	SHIFT+y	Center
j	Quarter tone flat	SHIFT+z	Center
SHIFT+j	Quarter tone flat	SHIFT+=	Plus
OPTION+SHIFT+b	Quarter tone flat	/	Slash
SHIFT+b	Quarter tone flat	SHIFT+s	Slash
i	Quarter tone flat	SHIFT+/	Large slash
SHIFT+i	Filled backwards flat and flat	s	Backslash
OPTION+b	Double-flat	r	Dash
OPTION+a	Courtesy double-flat	SHIFT+[	Dash
1	Filled triangle

Broadway Copyist Text Character Set

Alphabet

Keystroke	Description	Keystroke	Description
a	Small A	SHIFT+a	A
b	Small B	SHIFT+b	B
c	Small C	SHIFT+c	C
d	Small D	SHIFT+d	D
e	Small E	SHIFT+e	E
f	Small F	SHIFT+f	F
g	Small G	SHIFT+g	G
h	Small H	SHIFT+h	H
i	Small I	SHIFT+i	I
j	Small J	SHIFT+j	J
k	Small K	SHIFT+k	K
l	Small L	SHIFT+l	L
m	Small M	SHIFT+m	M
n	Small N	SHIFT+n	N
o	Small O	SHIFT+o	O
p	Small P	SHIFT+p	P
q	Small Q	SHIFT+q	Q
r	Small R	SHIFT+r	R
s	Small S	SHIFT+s	S
t	Small T	SHIFT+t	T
u	Small U	SHIFT+u	U
v	Small V	SHIFT+v	V
w	Small W	SHIFT+w	W
x	Small X	SHIFT+x	X
y	Small Y	SHIFT+y	Y
z	Small Z	SHIFT+z	Z

Numbers

Keystroke	Description	Keystroke	Description
1	1	OPTION+SHIFT+1	Alternative 1
2	2	OPTION+1	Alternative 2
3	3	OPTION+l	Alternative 3
4	4	OPTION+v	Alternative 4
5	5	OPTION+f	Alternative 5
6	6	OPTION+x	Alternative 6
7	7	OPTION+j	Alternative 7
8	8	OPTION+\	Alternative 8
9	9	OPTION+SHIFT+\	Alternative 9
0	0	OPTION+o	Alternative 0

Special Characters

Keystroke	Description	Keystroke	Description
SHIFT+1	Exclamation mark or !	-	Hyphen or -
SHIFT+2	At or @	=	Equal sign or =
SHIFT+4	Dollar sign or $	SHIFT+=	Plus sign or +
SHIFT+7	Ampersand or &	;	Semicolon or ;
SHIFT+8	Asterisk or *	SHIFT+;	Colon or :
SHIFT+9	Left parenthesis or (	.	Period or .
SHIFT+0	Right parenthesis or )	,	Comma or ,
OPTION+], OPTION+SHIFT+]	Apostrophe or '	/	Slash or /
OPTION+[ or OPTION+`+i or SHIFT+'	Quotation mark or "	SHIFT+/	Question mark or ?
OPTION+SHIFT+[ or OPTION+i, i or SHIFT+'	Quotation mark or "	OPTION+g	Copyright
SHIFT+,	Less than or <	OPTION+i, o	Trademark
SHIFT+.	Greater than or >	OPTION+SHIFT+'	Registered trademark

Notation

Keystroke	Description	Keystroke	Description
OPTION+e, e	Whole note	OPTION+i, a	Eighth note
OPTION+c	Half note	OPTION+u, a	Sixteenth note
OPTION+a	Quarter note	OPTION+n, a	Quarter note equals

Enclosures

Keystroke	Description	Keystroke	Description
SHIFT+`	Enclosure	]	Top right enclosure
SHIFT+[	Left enclosure	OPTION+e, a	Long top right enclosure
OPTION+u, SHIFT+a	Large left enclosure	OPTION+w	Short bottom right enclosure
OPTION+SHIFT+o	Short top left enclosure	OPTION+u, u	Short bottom right enclosure
OPTION+,	Top left enclosure	OPTION+4	Short bottom right enclosure
OPTION+u, SHIFT+o	Long top left enclosure	SHIFT+\	Short top and bottom enclosure
OPTION+`, u	Short bottom left enclosure	OPTION+SHIFT+a	Top and bottom enclosure
OPTION+m	Bottom left enclosure	OPTION+5	Short top enclosure
OPTION+t	Long bottom left enclosure	OPTION+u, SHIFT+u	Top enclosure
SHIFT+]	Right enclosure	OPTION+.	Large top enclosure
OPTION+SHIFT+c	Large right enclosure	OPTION+i, u	Short bottom enclosure
OPTION+SHIFT+=	Short top right enclosure	OPTION+SHIFT+8	Bottom enclosure
OPTION+y	Short top right enclosure	OPTION+d	Large bottom enclosure

Other Notation Symbols

Keystroke	Description	Keystroke	Description
SHIFT+3	Sharp	OPTION+'	3/4
OPTION+n, SHIFT+n	Flat	OPTION+z	1/2
OPTION+`, a	Natural	OPTION+0	1/4
OPTION+SHIFT+i	Segno	SHIFT+5	Measure repeat
OPTION+SHIFT+b	Coda	`	Circle
OPTION+SHIFT+v	x

Broadway Copyist Text Extended Character Set

Extended Characters

Keystroke	Description	Keystroke	Description
OPTION+`, a	Small A with grave	OPTION+`, SHIFT+A	A with grave
OPTION+e, a	Small A with acute	OPTION+SHIFT+y	A with acute
OPTION+i, a	Small A with circumflex	OPTION+SHIFT+m	A with circumflex
OPTION+n, a	Small A with tilde	OPTION+n, SHIFT+a	A with tilde
OPTION+u, a	Small A with diaeresis or umlaut	OPTION+u, SHIFT+a	A with diaeresis or umlaut
OPTION+a	Small A with ring above	OPTION+SHIFT+a	A with ring above
OPTION+'	Small Æ	OPTION+SHIFT+'	Æ
OPTION+c	Small C with cedilla	OPTION+SHIFT+c	C with cedilla
OPTION+`, e	Small E with grave	OPTION+`, SHIFT+e	E with grave
OPTION+e, e	Small E with acute	OPTION+e, SHIFT+e	E with acute
OPTION+i, e	Small E with circumflex	OPTION+i, SHIFT+e	E with circumflex
OPTION+u, e	Small E with diaeresis or umlaut	OPTION+u, SHIFT+e	E with diaeresis or umlaut
OPTION+`, i	Small I with grave	OPTION+`, SHIFT+i	I with grave
OPTION+e, i	Small I with acute	OPTION+SHIFT+s	I with acute
OPTION+i, i	Small I with circumflex	OPTION+SHIFT+d	I with circumflex
OPTION+u, i	Small I with diaeresis or umlaut	OPTION+SHIFT+f	I with diaeresis or umlaut
OPTION+n, n	Small N with tilde	OPTION+n, SHIFT+n	N with tilde
OPTION+`, o	Small O with grave	OPTION+SHIFT+l	O with grave
OPTION+e, o	Small O with acute	OPTION+SHIFT+h	O with acute
OPTION+i, o	Small O with circumflex	OPTION+SHIFT+j	O with circumflex
OPTION+n, o	Small O with tilde	OPTION+n, SHIFT+o	O with tilde
OPTION+u, o	Small O with diaeresis or umlaut	OPTION+u, SHIFT+o	O with diaeresis or umlaut
OPTION+o	Small O with stroke	OPTION+SHIFT+o	O with stroke
OPTION+q	Small Œ	OPTION+SHIFT+q	Œ
OPTION+`, u	Small U with grave	OPTION+`, SHIFT+u	U with grave
OPTION+e, u	Small U with acute	OPTION+SHIFT+;	U with acute
OPTION+i, u	Small U with circumflex	OPTION+i, SHIFT+u	U with circumflex
OPTION+u, u	Small U with diaeresis or umlaut	OPTION+u, SHIFT+u	U with diaeresis or umlaut
OPTION+u, y	Small Y with diaeresis or umlaut	OPTION+u, SHIFT+y	Y with diaeresis or umlaut
OPTION+p	1/4	OPTION+g	Copyright
OPTION+b	1/2	OPTION+2	Trademark
OPTION+z	3/4	OPTION+r	Registered trademark
OPTION+]	Apostrophe or '	OPTION+1	Inverted exclamation mark
OPTION+SHIFT+]	Apostrophe or '	OPTION+SHIFT+/	Inverted question mark
OPTION+SHIFT+e	Acute accent	OPTION+SHIFT+b	Euro sign
OPTION+SHIFT+0	Comma or ,	OPTION+SHIFT+i	Circumflex accent
OPTION+SHIFT+9	Middle dot	OPTION+SHIFT+n	Tilde or ~
SHIFT+'	Quotation mark or "	OPTION+SHIFT+z	Cedilla
OPTION+[	Quotation mark or "	OPTION+SHIFT+u	Umlaut
OPTION+SHIFT+[	Quotation mark or "