Slashes

There are two kinds of slashes used to indicate improvised chording or comping. If you want to indicate ad lib comping, but you don’t require a specific rhythm, you can let PrintMusic fill the measures with stemless slashes, spaced according to the time signature (four slashes in a measure, for example). If you want to indicate a specific rhythm of comping, PrintMusic can turn the noteheads of any passage into slashes, still beamed and stemmed. You can also create a passage of mixed normal notation and slash notation.

To create ‘comping’ slashes

1. Choose the Staff tool , and select the measures in which you want slashes to appear. See Selecting music for some region-selecting shortcuts.
2. Choose Staff > Apply Alternate Notation. The Apply Alternate Notation dialog box appears.
3. Select Slash Notation or Rhythmic Notation .
   • Slash Notation hides all the music and replaces it with evenly-spaced hash marks. The number of hash marks is determined by the bottom number of the time signature.
   • Rhythmic Notation turns the music into beamed and stemmed slashes, all on the middle line of the staff. See Alternate Notation dialog box for more information.
4. Click OK (or press ENTER). Any music that was in the selected region is now hidden; to restore it, choose the measures again, then choose Staff > Clear Staff Styles.

To combine notes with rhythmic notation slashes on one staff

1. Choose the Speedy Entry tool . You’re going to notate the parts that are to display normal noteheads. See Speedy Entry for instructions in using the Speedy Entry tool.
2. Click a measure, and enter the notes. For each beat where you’ll want a slash, enter any pitch; we’ll convert them to slashes next, so all that counts are the rhythms.
3. Choose the Staff tool , and select the notes that will contain slashes. See Selecting Music - To select part of a measure for more information.
4. Choose Staff > Apply Alternate Notation. The Apply Alternate Notation dialog box appears.
5. Select Rhythmic Notation, and click OK. See Alternate Notation dialog box for more information.

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