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Chapter 44: Creating

SmartMusic Accompaniments
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SmartMusic is a complete music practice system that features Intelligent Accompaniment®,

MakeMusic’s patented software that listens to you sing or play into a microphone and follows Index
your spontaneous tempo changes. You are free to interpret the solo line of the music as you wish,
free to project your personality into the music.
Finale allows you to create your own solos with accompaniment, exercises and warm-ups, or Next
assessment files to be graded for accuracy with SmartMusic’s Assessment feature. You can save Chapter
any Finale Notation File or MIDI file as a SmartMusic Public Accompaniment (.SMP file) and
even include the solo notation file to be displayed in the SmartMusic interface during the perfor- Previous
mance. Chapter
Finale is capable of creating several different types of SmartMusic files. Before you start, it is
important to decide which type of SmartMusic file you would like to create. Your options are:
• Solo with accompaniment: This is the format of the classic SmartMusic accompaniment file.
It includes a solo line and any number of accompaniment staves. Intelligent accompaniment
follows the soloist during the SmartMusic performance and the solo notation can be included
for display in the SmartMusic interface. To create a Solo with Accompaniment, see TO CRE-
ATE A NEW SMARTMUSIC SOLO WITH ACCOMPANIMENT.

• Ensemble: The purpose of the ensemble file is to give the instrumentalist a canvas of parts
that can be turned on or off individually. For example, a trombone player might mute the
piano and drums in a big band chart in order to better hear how his part fits with the other
horns. Intelligent Accompaniment is not available for use with ensemble files, and notation
cannot be included. To create a SmartMusic ensemble file, see TO CREATE A NEW SMARTMU-
SIC ENSEMBLE FILE.
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• Solo assessment file without accompaniment: Solo notation files can be saved for use with
SmartMusic’s assessment feature. This is the most straightforward type of assessment file, and
does not include accompaniment. In order to grade the solo performance, all assessment files
include the solo notation file for display in SmartMusic. See TO CREATE A SOLO ASSESSMENT Index
FILE WITHOUT ACCOMPANIMENT.

• Solo assessment file with accompaniment: This is the same as a solo assessment file
(described above) with the addition of an accompaniment file. Although SmartMusic will play Next
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the accompaniment during the assessment, Intelligent Accompaniment is not available for any
assessment file. See TO CREATE A SOLO ASSESSMENT FILE WITH ACCOMPANIMENT.
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• Solo assessment file generated from a Finale exercise: This is the same as a solo assessment Chapter
file (described above), but generated from Finale’s Exercise Wizard. See TO CREATE A SOLO
ASSESSMENT FILE FROM A FINALE EXERCISE.
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To create a new SmartMusic solo with accompaniment

The steps in this section explain how to create a SmartMusic solo with accompaniment capable of
taking advantage of SmartMusic’s Intelligent Accompaniment feature. Alternative steps are
required if you would like to create a solo with accompaniment that can be assessed and graded
for accuracy by SmartMusic (see TO CREATE A SOLO ASSESSMENT FILE WITH ACCOMPANIMENT).
To create a standard SmartMusic solo with accompaniment, do the following:
1. From the File Menu, choose New, then SmartMusic Accompaniment Wizard. (Or, in the
Launch Window, choose SmartMusic Wizard). Page 1 of the SmartMusic Accompaniment TOC
Wizard appears which displays three options for beginning your SmartMusic file.
2. If you would like to start a new empty document ready for note entry, choose Create a new
Finale file you intend to save as a SmartMusic Accompaniment and move to step 4. If you Index
would like to open an existing solo notation file, choose Open an existing Finale file you
intend to save as a SmartMusic Accompaniment and click Next. The Open dialog box
appears. Move to the next step. Next
3. Navigate to the file you want to open. The file you open will serve as the source of both the Chapter
solo part and the accompaniment. If you have a score as well as extracted parts, you should
choose the score file here. Double click the file to open it. The file opens. Now jump to step Previous
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4. Click the drop-down menu under Select a Solo Instrument, and choose the instrument
that will be performing this solo. SmartMusic uses advanced pitch recognition technology to
follow the solo performance. Since each instrument produces its own signature wave form,
SmartMusic must know what type of instrument it will be following in order to ensure the
most accurate response.
5. Under File Info, enter a Title, Composer, and Copyright and click Next. Page 3 of the
SmartMusic Accompaniment Wizard appears.
6. Add and order the desired instruments as you would on page 2 of the SETUP WIZARD.
7. Click Next.
8. Choose the time signature and key signature and click Next.
9. Specify a tempo, pickup and font (if desired) and click Finish. Your empty solo and
accompaniment staves appear. The document looks like a regular Finale file.
10. Enter/edit the notation for the solo and accompaniment staves and add SmartMusic Per-
formance Markers. SmartMusic Performance Markers such as pauses for fermatas are indi-
cators used by SmartMusic to allow the soloist more control over the performance. They can TOC
also be used to display useful information to the soloist in the SmartMusic interface, such as a
rehearsal letter. For information on adding SmartMusic Markers, see SMARTMUSIC PERFOR-
MANCE MARKERS.
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If you would like to display the solo line in the SmartMusic interface during the performance,
move to the next step. Otherwise, skip to step 15.
11. From the File Menu, choose Extract Parts. Next
12. Click the solo staff from the list in the upper left. Make sure Open Extracted Part is Chapter
checked and click OK. A new file opens containing the solo staff.
13. Make any desired changes to the layout, and then go to the File Menu and choose Save
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As. Name the file “Solo” (or any name that indicates that this solo notation file to display Chapter
in SmartMusic) and save it to a memorable place. You will need to select this file when you
save as an .SMP file.
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14. Close the solo notation file. You should now be looking at the full score.
15. From the File Menu, choose Save Special, and then Save as SmartMusic Accompani-
ment. The SmartMusic Accompaniment Options dialog box appears. Solo with Accompani-
ment is already selected and all staves appear in the right column - all should be selected
except the solo staff. For more information, see SMARTMUSIC ACCOMPANIMENT OPTIONS
DIALOG BOX.
16. If you have saved a solo file for display in SmartMusic, click the Select button in the
lower left, navigate to the solo file and double-click it. The filename appears below the
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17. Click OK. The Save SmartMusic Export File As dialog box appears.
18. Name the file, choose a location and click Save. Finale generates the .SMP file and saves it
to the specified location. This file can now be opened and performed as an accompaniment in Index
SmartMusic. See your SmartMusic documentation for more details.
Note that Finale will not open the .SMP files you create, so make sure to also save your Finale
score file as a normal .mus file (File > Save As). Next
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(*Note: If you intend to create multiple SmartMusic files from the same score, as in a separate
solo file for every instrument in a concert band, in step 12 you can extract all of the parts at once.
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You will then repeat steps 14 -18 until you've created a separate file for each instrument.)
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To create a new SmartMusic ensemble file
The steps in this section explain how to create an ensemble file for use with SmartMusic. Ensem-
ble files are not capable of utilizing SmartMusic’s Intelligent Accompaniment feature. However,
you will be able to mute instruments from playback during the SmartMusic Performance. For
example, a trombone player might mute the piano and drums in a big band chart in order to better
hear how his part fits with the other horns.
1. From the File Menu, choose New, then SmartMusic Accompaniment Wizard. (Or, in the
Launch Window, choose SmartMusic Wizard). Page 1 of the SmartMusic Accompaniment
Wizard appears which displays three options for beginning your SmartMusic file.
2. Choose Create a new Finale file you intend to save as a SmartMusic accompaniment and
click Next.
You can also open an existing document to be saved as a SmartMusic ensemble file. To do so,
simply choose Open an existing Finale file you intend to save as a SmartMusic Accompani-
ment on page 1 of the SmartMusic Accompaniment Wizard. Then, when saving the file (File
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> Save Special > Save As SmartMusic Accompaniment), choose the Full Ensemble Group
button. If you do this, note that the instruments displayed in SmartMusic compare to the
instrument defined for each staff in Finale’s INSTRUMENT LIST WINDOW.
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3. Choose the Ensemble button at the top.
4. Under File Info enter a Title, Composer, and Copyright and click Next. Page 3 of the
SmartMusic Accompaniment Wizard appears.
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5. Add and order the desired instruments as you would on page 2 of the SETUP WIZARD.
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6. Click Next.
7. Choose the time signature and key signature and click Next.
8. Specify a tempo, pickup and font (if desired) and click Finish. Your empty ensemble file Previous
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appears. It will look like a regular Finale file.
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9. Enter the notation and add SmartMusic Performance Markers. SmartMusic Performance
Markers such as pauses for fermatas are indicators used by SmartMusic to allow the soloist
more control over the performance. They can also be used to display useful information to the
soloist in the SmartMusic interface, such as a rehearsal letter. For information on adding
SmartMusic Markers, see SMARTMUSIC PERFORMANCE MARKERS.
10. From the File Menu, choose Save Special, and then Save as SmartMusic Accompani-
ment. The SmartMusic Accompaniment Options dialog box appears. Full Ensemble or Group
is already selected and all staves appear in the right column. For more information, see
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11. Click OK. The Save SmartMusic Export File As dialog box appears.
12. Name the file, choose a location and click Save. Finale generates the .SMP file and saves it
to the specified location. This file can now be opened in SmartMusic and performed with cus- Index
tomizable part playback. See your SmartMusic documentation for details.
Note that Finale will not open the .SMP file, so make sure to also save your Finale file as a normal
.mus file (File > Save As). Next
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To create a solo assessment file without accompaniment
1. From the File Menu, choose New, then SmartMusic Accompaniment Wizard. (Or, in the Previous
Launch Window, choose SmartMusic Wizard). Page 1 of the SmartMusic Accompaniment Chapter
Wizard appears which displays three options for beginning your SmartMusic file.
2. Choose Create or open a Finale file or exercise that can be assessed and graded by
SmartMusic and click Next. Page 1 of the Assessment Wizard appears.
3. Click the drop-down menu under Select a Solo Instrument, and choose the instrument
that will be performing this solo. If you would like to start a new empty document ready for
note entry, choose Create a New Document and jump to step 5. If you would like to open an
existing solo notation file, choose Open an Existing Document, click Next and move to step
4. To see instructions for generating a solo from Finale’s Exercise Wizard, see TO CREATE A
SOLO ASSESSMENT FILE FROM A FINALE EXERCISE.
4. The Open dialog box appears. Navigate to the file you want to open and double-click it.
Page 4 of the Assessment Wizard appears. Now jump to step 8. Note that only files containing
a single solo staff or a grand staff assigned to assess a MIDI keyboard can be saved as an
assessing .SMP file.
5. Under New File Information, enter a Title, Composer, and Copyright and click Next.
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6. Choose the time signature and key signature and click Next. Page 3 of the Assessment
Wizard appears.
7. Choose a tempo marking and pickup measure and click Next. Page 4 of the Assessment
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Wixard appears.
8. Page 4 of the Assessment Wizard lists elements not compatible with SmartMusic’s assessment
feature. Your file will need to comply with this criteria before you are able to save it as an
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assessment file. If you are opening an existing file, you can check Check File for Incompati-
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bilities on Finish to view any items not compatible with SmartMusic. When you have
reviewed the items on this page, click Finish.
9. Notate/edit the solo notation. Be sure that it complies with the criteria on page 4 of the Previous
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Assessment Wizard. (Note: If Finale finds compatibility problems when you attempt to save
as an .SMP file you will be prompted to resolve all incompatibilities before you are allowed to
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save the file. You can save a standard .MUS file at any point. It is a good idea to save the file
as a .MUS for backup in case you want to edit it later.)
10. From the File Menu, choose Save Special, and then Save as SmartMusic Accompani-
ment. The Save as SmartMusic Accompaniment dialog box appears.
11. Click Save. At this point, Finale will notify you of any incompatibilities. You can leave the
Assessment File Compatibility dialog box open and fix any incompatibilities until they are all
resolved. Double-click a conflict to view the measure containing that conflict. When all have
been resolved, click Done and go back to step 10.
12. Name the file, choose a location and click Save. The file can now be opened and used to TOC
grade a soloist for accuracy in SmartMusic. See your SmartMusic documentation for more
information on opening .SMP files.
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To create a solo assessment file with accompaniment
If you want to take advantage of SmartMusic’s assessment feature (which is capable of evaluating
a live performance for accuracy) and wish to include accompaniment during SmartMusic’s Next
assessment, both a solo file and an accompaniment file are required prior to using the SmartMusic Chapter
Accompaniment Wizard. (Note that files saved for use with SmartMusic’s assessment feature are
not compatible with Intelligent Accompaniment). The following steps guide you through the Previous
complete process of creating an assessment file with accompaniment. Chapter
1. Open the file containing the solo and accompaniment staves. If you have not yet notated
the file, begin with the SETUP WIZARD (File Menu > New > Document with Setup Wizard)
and enter the solo and accompaniment notation.
2. Prepare the file for SmartMusic using the guidelines specified under TO PREPARE A FILE
FOR SMARTMUSIC STUDIO. Although this is currently a standard Finale file, you will need to
treat it as a SmartMusic Accompaniment in progress.
3. Save a backup of this file in a safe place (File Menu > Save As). It is best to save a working
version of this file and a backup to reference later if necessary.
4. From the File Menu, choose Extract Parts.
5. Click the solo staff from the list in the upper left. Make sure Prompt for Each Name is
checked, and for now, uncheck Open Extracted Part. Then click OK. The Save As dialog
box appears.
6. Name the file “Solo” (or any name that indicates that this is the solo notation file to dis-
play in SmartMusic) and save it to a memorable place. Then click Save. You have just
saved the solo line as a separate file. You will need to select this file soon. You should now be TOC
looking at the original score.
7. Choose the Staff Tool.
8. Delete the solo staff. To do this, click the staff handle and press Delete. Index
9. File Menu > Save As. Add “Accompaniment” to the filename and Save it on your desk-
top (or another memorable place). You will need to select this file soon. You can really
name the file anything you want, just remember it will be the file used for the accompaniment. Next
10. From the File Menu, choose New > SmartMusic Accompaniment Wizard. Page 1 of the Chapter
Setup Wizard appears.
11. Select “Create or Open a Finale file or exercise that can be assessed and graded by
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SmartMusic” and then click Next. Page 1 of the Assessment Wizard appears. Chapter
12. Select “Open Existing Document”, and then choose the solo instrument from the drop-
down menu. Click Next. The Open dialog box appears.
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13. Navigate to the solo file you extracted earlier and double-click it. Page 4 of the Assess-
ment Wizard appears.
14. Click Finish. The solo appears. It looks like a regular Finale document.
15. File Menu > Save Special > Save as SmartMusic Accompaniment. If a SmartMusic
Accompaniment Information dialog box appears, click OK. The Save as SmartMusic Accom-
paniment dialog box appears.
16. Click Select Accompaniment File. The Open dialog box appears.
17. Navigate to the “Accompaniment” file you saved earlier and double-click it. You return to
the Save as SmartMusic Accompaniment dialog box. Important note: After you save this file TOC
in .SMP format, you will not be able to open and edit it in Finale. If you wish to make any
changes to this music in the future, start with the original backup file you saved in step 3 of
these instructions. Index
18. Click Save. The Save SmartMusic Export File As dialog box appears.
19. Enter a name for your accompaniment file and click OK. Finale saves the file in .SMP for-
mat with the designated accompaniment ready to be opened and assessed in SmartMusic. Next
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To create a solo assessment file from a Finale exercise
1. From the File Menu choose New, then SmartMusic Accompaniment Wizard. (Or, in the Previous
Launch Window, choose SmartMusic Wizard). Page 1 of the SmartMusic Accompaniment Chapter
Wizard appears which displays three options for beginning your SmartMusic file.
2. Choose Create or open a Finale file or exercise that can be assessed and graded by
SmartMusic and click Next. Page 1 of the Assessment Wizard appears.
3. Choose the Select an Exercise File button at the top.
4. Click the drop-down menu under Select a Solo Instrument and choose the instrument
that will be performing this solo.
5. Under File Info enter a Title and click Next. Page 2 of the Exercise Wizard appears.
6. Choose an exercise and click Next. Page 3 of the exercise Wizard appears.
7. Specify a key and articulation pattern and click Next. Page 4 of the Assessment Wizard
appears.
8. Page 4 of the Assessment Wizard lists elements not compatible with SmartMusic’s assessment
feature. Your file will need to comply with this criteria before you are able to save it as an
assessment file. When you have reviewed the items on this page, click Finish.
9. Edit the solo notation as desired. Be sure that it complies with the criteria on page 4 of the
Assessment Wizard. (Note: If Finale finds compatibility problems when you attempt to save TOC
as an .SMP file you will be prompted to resolve all incompatibilities before you are allowed to
save the file).
10. From the File Menu, choose Save Special, and then Save as SmartMusic Accompani-
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ment. The Save as SmartMusic Accompaniment dialog box appears.
11. Click Save. At this point, Finale may notify you of incompatibilities. You can leave this dia-
log box open and fix any incompatibilities until they are all resolved. When all have been
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resolved, click Done and go back to step 10.
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12. Name the file, choose a location and click Save. The file can now be opened and used to
grade a soloist for accuracy in SmartMusic. See your SmartMusic documentation for more
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To prepare a file for SmartMusic

A SmartMusic accompaniment file is essentially an enhanced MIDI file. Some of the tips below
can help you prepare the best possible MIDI playback (in Finale or SmartMusic) as you notate the
score. Other tips address the unique issues of the SmartMusic enhancements and limitations.
Tips for SmartMusic files
• Always use the SmartMusic Accompaniment Wizard to open files you wish to save as Smart-
Music Accompaniments. (Remember, assessment files with accompaniment require a separate
solo and accompaniment file prior to using the SmartMusic Accompaniment Wizard). TOC

• Double-check the playback of the file. To hear how the music will sound in SmartMusic, play-
back the file using Finale’s SoundFont playback. From the MIDI Menu, choose MIDI Setup, Index
and then choose SmartMusic SoftSynth for the MIDI Output device.
• Check the Instrument List to make sure none of the tracks are muted. See INSTRUMENT LIST.
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• Remove extra or empty measures at the end of the file. Chapter
• Tempos should remain within a range of 20-240 beats per minute for best following.
• Ritards and accelerandos applied to the file will help the SmartMusic following create a Previous
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smoother tempo change.
• Keep tempo changes conservative to allow the musician to create their own interpretation and
provide a smoother following of tempo nuances for the Intelligent Accompanist.
• No Controllers except Volume (#7), Sustain (#64), Room Select (#12), Reverb (#91) and Pitch
Bend are allowed. See CONTINUOUS DATA.
• Finale and SmartMusic understand transposing instruments and will adjust accordingly. If you
wish to double-check the sounding or concert pitch, use Display in Concert Pitch in the
OPTIONS MENU.
• If you intend to use Intelligent Accompaniment, you must have at least 2 staves when saving a
SmartMusic Public file from Finale: one staff for the solo or melody line and one staff for the
accompaniment. Assessment .SMP files saves for display in SmartMusic can only contain one
staff unless the solo instrument is a MIDI keyboard.
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• You may want to record all tracks by performing them into Finale using HyperScribe or a
sequencer and avoid step-entering notes. Performing tracks adds human variation to veloci-
ties, durations and note placement which creates a more natural sounding accompaniment. To Index
achieve a similar effect, enable Human Playback (available in the PLAYBACK SETTINGS DIA-
LOG BOX).

• If you’re importing a MIDI file into Finale, make sure you save it as MIDI Type 1 (tracks Next
become staves), so that all of the channels or tracks are separate. Chapter

• When importing a MIDI file, preserve as much of the MIDI information as possible by check-
ing Include Tempo Changes and Continuous Data. See also TO IMPORT A MIDI FILE. Previous
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• Check your Playback Options. Make sure the four Play Recorded checkboxes are checked. If
you enable Human Playback, set up the HP Preferences to incorporate all of the User MIDI
Data. See PLAYBACK OPTIONS DIALOG BOX.
• Check the tempo playback. Many things can affect the tempo in Finale. Start with the base
tempo in the Playback Settings. See PLAYBACK SETTINGS DIALOG BOX, TEXT EXPRESSION
DESIGNER DIALOG BOX and TEMPO TOOL.
Assigning Instruments for SmartMusic Accompaniments
To assign playback instruments (that will playback using SoundFonts), SmartMusic looks to the TOC
instrument assigned to each staff. It is particularly important to review the instrument assigned to
each staff if you are generating a SmartMusic Accompaniment from an existing Finale file, and if
the file was setup for playback with a MIDI device other than Finale’s SmartMusic SoftSynth. Index
Remember, Finale playback with SmartMusic Softsynth chosen as the MIDI Out device in the
MIDI SETUP DIALOG BOX will match playback of the .SMP accompaniment file when performed
by SmartMusic. Next
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1. From the Window Menu, choose Instrument List. Note that SoundFont playback of .SMP
files is supported in SmartMusic 8.0, and not 7.0 or 7.1. In versions of SmartMusic earlier
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than 8.0, all accompaniment staves will playback using a piano sound. Chapter
2. Under the Instrument column, click the drop-down menu for a staff and choose New
Instrument (at the top of the list). The Instrument Definition dialog box appears. Note the
channels that are currently defined.
3. In the Instrument Name text box, enter an instrument name. This is the name that will
appear in SmartMusic.
4. Ensure the channel is set to one not used by any other staff. If your score contains more
than sixteen staves, you will need to use the same channel/instrument for two or more staves.
In this case note that MIDI data, including on and off signals for notes on the same pitch,
apply to all staves set to that channel.
5. Click OK. You return to the Instrument List.
6. Assign a new instrument for each of the remaining staves. Make sure to choose New
Instrument from the drop-down menu for each staff to enter each part name and set a unique
channel for each.
When you have finished assigning instruments, be sure to play the file to review your changes
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SmartMusic Performance Markers

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You can use SmartMusic performance markers to specify effects that are found in standard
accompaniments such as rehearsal letters, pauses for fermatas, cadenzas, cesuras, and repeats.
You can also use markers to adjust the level of Intelligent Accompaniment during the course of
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the performance. You can add all of these markers using the Add SmartMusic Markers dialog box Chapter
under the Edit Menu (as described in this section). After doing so, the markers appear in the score
as expressions defined for playback as the appropriate SmartMusic marker type.
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Since SmartMusic markers always appear in a Finale score as (hidden) expressions, they can also Chapter
be added manually with the Expression Tool. Although the Add SmartMusic Markers dialog box
is the recommended method, some users prefer the extra control offered when entering them man-
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ually. When you apply SmartMusic markers this way, you create expressions that contain special
SmartMusic playback data that SmartMusic can recognize while performing the accompaniment.
If you decide to add SmartMusic Markers manually, follow the same instructions for placement of
each marker outlined in this section. (We recommend always trying the Add SmartMusic Markers
dialog box first while creating performance markers. It’s faster and easier.)
SmartMusic markers are added to the beat or measure you want the effect to occur, depending on
the marker type. See TO ADD SMARTMUSIC PERFORMANCE MARKERS for details. Here is a basic
description of all performance markers.
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Add an Intelligent Accompaniment marker to a beat to specify a change in the Intelligent
Accompaniment level.
Add a Rehearsal Mark to the beginning of a measure to indicate a rehearsal mark. This rehearsal Index
mark will display in the SmartMusic interface during the performance.
Add an Opt. Octave Up 1 or Opt. Octave Down 1 to specify the first beat of an optional octave
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section (where the soloist has the option to play up or down an octave). Add an End Opt. Octave
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marker to the beat following the optional octave section to specify the end of the optional octave.
Add a Reset Tempo marker to a beat to specify a return to the tempo specified in the document.
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This marker eliminates tempo changes that have been applied as SmartMusic’s Intelligent Chapter
Accompaniment feature responded to tempo adjustments made by the soloist.
Add a pause marker (Wait for Note On, Wait for End of Note, or Wait for Foot Pedal) to the
beat you want to pause the accompaniment. Then, add a Resume marker on the beat the accompa-
niment is to resume (upon hearing the note, the cutoff of a note, or a foot pedal message).
Add a Repeat marker to indicate each pass of a repeated section, or the ending of a repeated sec-
tion. (All repeat markers can also be generated automatically based on existing repeats in the
score by using the Add SmartMusic Markers dialog box.)
Add a Repeat End marker to indicate the end of a repeated section. (All repeat markers can also
be generated automatically based on existing repeats in the score by using the Add SmartMusic
Markers dialog box.)
Add a Repeat DS marker to indicate a D.S. repeat, both the first pass of the Segno, and then the
actual D.S. section. (All repeat markers can also be generated automatically based on existing
repeats in the score by using the Add SmartMusic Markers dialog box.)
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the actual D.C. section. (Note that all repeat markers can be generated automatically based on
existing repeats in the score by using the Add SmartMusic Markers dialog box.)
Add a Small Breath Mark marker to indicate a short pause sufficient for a short breath. Index
Add a Large Breath Mark marker to indicate a pause sufficient for a large breath.
Add a Breath Mark End marker to indicate the end of a breath mark.
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Add a Reset Measure Counter marker to reset the SmartMusic measure counter. Chapter
The Use Description Text marker is available for additional marker possibilities that may be
added to SmartMusic in the future. By choosing this option, you instruct SmartMusic to read the Previous
values entered into the Description text box of the Text Expression Designer, and incorporate Chapter
them into the performance accordingly (like rehearsal marks and repeat markers).
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Note that several markers are sometimes added for you automatically while using the Add Smart-
Music Markers utility. For example, Reset Tempo is always added at the point the accompaniment
is to resume after a Wait for Note marker has been added. (It is assumed the performer will
resume at the tempo specified in the score).
To add SmartMusic performance markers
1. From the Edit Menu, choose Add SmartMusic Markers. The Add SmartMusic Markers
dialog box appears.
2. Choose the type of marker you would like to add from the list on the left. TOC
3. Click Add. A dialog box appears relating to the type of marker you have chosen.
4. Specify the assignment and other settings for the marker and click OK. For a description
of the options in each dialog box, see ADD SMARTMUSIC MARKERS DIALOG BOX. Index
Although the following instructions apply to all SmartMusic markers, if you intend to add them as
Expressions, you will first want to review the section TO ADD SMARTMUSIC PERFORMANCE
MARKERS AS EXPRESSIONS (below). Furthermore, additional steps are required to properly define Next
pauses and repeats with Expressions. See TO DEFINE AND ADD PAUSE MARKERS MANUALLY WITH Chapter
THE EXPRESSION TOOL and TO ADD REPEAT MARKERS MANUALLY AS EXPRESSIONS for details.

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The following steps are general and are required anytime you want to add a SmartMusic Perfor-
mance Marker as an expression. Remember to always try using the Add SmartMusic Marker util-
ity (under the Edit Menu) prior to creating expressions manually with Expressions.

1. Choose the Expression Tool y .

2. On the solo staff (or the top staff of an ensemble score), double-click where you would
like to place the marker. If you wish to create a note-attached expression, be sure to click
directly above or below an existing note in the solo staff. The Expression Selection dialog box
appears. Some expressions, such as the default rehearsal letters are already assigned as Smart-
Music rehearsal marks. For this example, we’ll create a new one.
Note that if you are creating a rehearsal mark, the expression should be aligned with the
beginning of the measure.
3. Click Create. The Text Expression Designer dialog box appears.
4. Type the marker’s name (if desired). You might want to enter text that describes the marker
you are about to define (e.g. Intelligent Accompaniment=50, Wait for Note On, Repeat, etc.) TOC
though you could leave this box empty if you do not care to display any text in the score. If
you do not enter any text here, skip the next step.
5. Highlight the text, and then from the Text Menu, choose Style > Hidden (ctrl+shift+H). Index
Now, the expression is defined to appear in light gray in the score, and will not print.
6. Click the Playback tab.
7. From the Type drop-down menu, choose SmartMusic Marker. The SMS Marker drop- Next
down menu appears. Chapter
8. From the SMS Marker drop-down menu, choose the desired SmartMusic Marker. For a
general description of each marker, see SMS MARKER. in the Expressions chapter.
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9. If you are creating a rehearsal mark or repeat marker, click the Text tab and enter the Chapter
rehearsal text (A, B, etc.) or repeat values in the Description field. See REPEAT MARKERS
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FOR SMARTMUSIC ACCOMPANIMENTS for more information on specifying different types of

repeats.
10. Click OK. You return to the Expression Selection.
11. Choose Measure Expression if you want to assign the marker to a measure or Note
Expression if you want to assign the expression to a note. You can assign SmartMusic Per-
formance Markers as Note or Measure expressions.
12. Click Select.
13. Under Begin Playback at, choose the desired option. For Measure Expressions, you can
choose Beginning of Measure (e.g. for rehearsal marks), or Position in Measure. For Note TOC
Expressions, you can choose Assigned Note (e.g. for Intelligent Accompaniment=_ and pause
markers) or Position in Measure. See MEASURE EXPRESSION ASSIGNMENT DIALOG BOX or
NOTE EXPRESSION ASSIGNMENT DIALOG BOX. Index
14. Click OK to return to the score. The marker will now apply to the accompaniment’s perfor-
mance in SmartMusic.
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To add pause markers for a SmartMusic Accompaniment Chapter
Pause markers are used to tell SmartMusic to wait for a note or cue from the soloist to resume the
accompaniment. Many musical elements including fermatas, cesuras, cadenzas, and sometimes Previous
ritardandos and rallentandos require a pause marker for the soloist to accurately perform the musi- Chapter
cal passage (or have freedom to interpret the music as desired). You can add a pause marker easily
by placing it on the note you wish the accompaniment to resume using the ADD SMARTMUSIC
MARKERS DIALOG BOX.
1. From the Edit Menu, choose Add SmartMusic Markers.
2. Choose the type of pause marker you would like to add from the list on the left. The type
of pause depends on the cue the performer will use to resume accompaniment. In other words,
SmartMusic will “wait for”:
A note (Wait for Note On) - Choose this option to instruct SmartMusic to wait for a specific
note performed by the soloist as a cue to resume the accompaniment. This type of pause
marker is appropriate for a ritardando or rallentando (see TO ADD PAUSE MARKERS FOR RITAR-
DANDOS OR RALLENTANDOS), rests or held notes in the accompaniment, (see TO PAUSE FOR
ACCOMPANIMENT RESTS OR HELD NOTES), and fermatas within a piece (see TO ADD PAUSE
MARKERS FOR FERMATAS). A Wait for Note marker is generally only required on the note you
want the accompaniment to resume.
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The release of the note (Wait for End of Note) - Choose this option to instruct SmartMusic
to hold notes in the accompaniment until the current note is released, for example, a fermata
on the last note of a piece. See step three under TO ADD PAUSE MARKERS FOR FERMATAS.
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A foot pedal message (Wait for Foot Pedal) - Choose this option to instruct SmartMusic to
resume the accompaniment upon receiving a foot pedal message from the soloist. This type of
pause marker is recommended for cadenzas (see TO ADD PAUSE MARKERS FOR CADENZAS),
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but could also be used for fermatas, rests/held notes in the accompaniment, or even rallentan- Chapter
dos. A Wait for Foot Pedal marker is only required at the location you want the accompani-
ment to resume.
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3. Click Add. The Wait for Note, Wait for End of Note, or Wait for Foot Pedal dialog box Chapter
appears depending on your selection.
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4. Specify the location of the marker using the provided fields. Here, you can either choose
an existing rehearsal marker, a repeat marker, or you can specify a bar and beat. Remember,
the pause marker should be added to the point at which the accompaniment should resume.
5. Click OK. You return to the Add SmartMusic Markers dialog box. You can add additional
markers without returning to the score.
6. When you have finished adding the desired markers, click Done.
You will notice hidden text above the solo staff that indicates the markers you’ve added. These are
actually hidden text expressions that Finale generated for you based on your settings in the Add
SmartMusic Markers dialog box. The Add SmartMusic Markers dialog box is basically a tool that TOC
allows you to automatically generate these expressions without having to define them manually. If
you wish, you can manually define these SmartMusic Markers using the Expression Tool as we’ll
explain next. Index

To define and add pause markers manually with the Expression Tool
If you add SmartMusic Markers manually with the Expression Tool (instead of the Add SmartMu- Next
sic Markers utility), at least two markers are required to properly define a pause; a marker that Chapter
indicates the point at which the accompaniment should pause (Wait for Note, Wait for End of
Note, or Wait for Foot Pedal) and a marker that indicates the point at which the accompaniment Previous
should resume (Resume). A third marker, Reset Tempo, should be added at the same point as each Chapter
Resume marker to tell SmartMusic to resume at the tempo defined in the document (eliminating
any tempo changes added by SmartMusic’s Intelligent Accompaniment feature). If you have used
the Add SmartMusic Marker dialog box, you may have noticed Finale automatically places the
‘Wait for...’ expression on the note prior to the point defined in the Add SmartMusic Markers dia-
log box. Actually, the ‘Wait for...’ need only precede the ‘Resume’ by a tiny increment because
there is almost never a need to pause the accompaniment at a musically significant point prior to
the resume point (as the accompaniment would be resting or holding anyway).
As shown in the Add SmartMusic Markers dialog box, there are three ways SmartMusic can be
‘cued’ to resume an accompaniment; upon hearing a pitch (Wait for Note On), upon hearing the
cutoff of a pitch (Wait for End of Note), or upon receiving a foot pedal message (Wait for Foot
Pedal). The cue SmartMusic ‘waits for’ depends on the marker used to indicate the point at which
the accompaniment should pause. The same marker, Resume, is always used to indicate the point
at which the accompaniment should resume. Like any expression defined for playback, SmartMu-
sic Marker expressions apply to the note they are attached to (for Note Expressions) or the hori-
zontal placement within the measure (for Measure Expressions). Specific placement TOC
recommendations are explained below under TO ADD PAUSE MARKERS FOR RITARDANDOS OR
RALLENTANDOS, TO PAUSE FOR ACCOMPANIMENT RESTS OR HELD NOTES, and TO ADD PAUSE
MARKERS FOR FERMATAS. Index
To add pause markers for ritardandos or rallentandos
To specify this effect with the Add SmartMusic Marker utility, simply place a Wait for Note
Next
marker on the note you want the accompaniment to resume. The Resume and Reset Tempo
Chapter
marker is added for you automatically. See WAIT FOR NOTE DIALOG BOX.
To assign the necessary markers manually with Expressions, add a Wait for Note On marker at the
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end of a passage, and then a Resume and Reset Tempo marker on the note the accompaniment is Chapter
to resume. When the soloist plays the pitch assigned to the Resume marker, the accompaniment
resumes. This is particularly useful if an a tempo marking follows the ritardando or rallentando.
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Tip: Since the accompaniment will be expected to slow for the performer, it might be a good idea
to increase the IA level for the ritardando region. The Wait for Note marker is only required ime-
diately prior to the return to a steady tempo.
To add a pause marker for ritardandos or rallentandos manually using expressions:
1. Add a Wait for Note On marker just beyond the last note of the passage.
2. Then add a Resume marker and Reset Tempo marker on the first note following the pas-
sage. During the performance, SmartMusic will wait for the pitch following the ritardando
(the F in the solo line of the figure below) before continuing the accompaniment. If the soloist TOC
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To pause for accompaniment rests or held notes

To specify this effect with the Add SmartMusic Marker plug-in, place the Wait for Note marker
on the note you want the accompaniment to resume. The Resume and Reset Tempo marker is
added for you automatically. See WAIT FOR NOTE DIALOG BOX. A Wait for Note pause marker can
also be used when there is a break or held note in the accompaniment to ensure SmartMusic
resumes playback along with the performer (for a rubato or expressive section of the piece for
example). Again, the entrance of the accompaniment resumes upon hearing the designated note in
the solo line.
To add a pause for accompaniment rests manually with expressions: TOC
1. Enter a ‘Wait for Note On’ marker expression at a point during the rest or held note in
the accompaniment.
2. Enter a ‘Resume’ marker expression at the point the accompaniment is to resume. Dur-
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ing the performance, when the accompaniment reaches the Wait for Note On marker, Smart-
Music begins listening for the pitch under the Resume marker, and does not continue with the
accompaniment until that pitch is performed (or the spacebar is struck). Therefore, if the same
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pitch appears prior to the Resume pitch, enter the Wait for Note marker after the duplicate
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pitch, or use a Foot Pedal marker instead.
3. Enter a ‘Reset Tempo’ marker expression at the same point as the ‘Resume’ marker. The
Reset Tempo marker erases any tempo adjustments SmartMusic acquired from the soloist Previous
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prior to reaching the Wait for Note On marker. Entering this marker ensures the accompani-
ment will resume at the tempo specified in the document.
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In SmartMusic, during the performance of the above examples, the performer will see a message
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Note that the same procedure can be used to pause the accompaniment for cadenzas if the
“Resume” note is not performed during the cadenza passage. Simply place the Wait for Note On
marker at a point (preferably towards the beginning) of the cadenza. For more information on Index
adding pause markers for cadenzas, see TO ADD MARKERS FOR CADENZAS.
To add pause markers for fermatas Next
Pause markers can be added to accommodate fermatas in much the same way they are added for Chapter
rests or held notes in the accompaniment (described above). The type of pause marker used
depends on whether the soloist or accompaniment resumes playback. Previous
To specify this effect with the Add SmartMusic Marker plug-in, place the Wait for Note or Wait Chapter
for Foot Pedal marker on the note you want the accompaniment to resume. The Resume and Reset
Tempo marker is added for you automatically. See WAIT FOR NOTE DIALOG BOX.
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To add a pause marker for a fermata manually with expressions:

1. If both the soloist and accompaniment resume playback simultaneously, add a Wait for
Note On marker over the held note. Then add a Resume marker and Reset Tempo
marker over the note following the fermata. SmartMusic will sustain the pitches under the
fermata until it hears the Resume pitch (in this case F) performed by the soloist. SmartMusic
indicates to the performer that it is “Waiting for your note _”.

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2. If there is a rest under the fermata in the solo staff, and the accompaniment resumes on
its own, add a Wait for Foot Pedal marker over the held note. Then add a Resume
marker and Reset Tempo marker over the first note (of the accompaniment) following
the fermata. During the performance, SmartMusic will indicate that it is waiting for a foot
pedal message from the soloist to resume the accompaniment.

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3. If a fermata appears at the end of the piece, add a Wait for End of Note marker over the
held note. Then add a Resume marker and Reset Tempo marker to the right of the fer- Previous
mata. During the performance, SmartMusic will release the held note along with the soloist. Chapter
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To add pause markers for cadenzas

Cadenzas are unaccompanied passages performed by the soloist. You can use a Foot Pedal marker Previous
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inserted during the cadenza, and then a Resume marker after the cadenza to ensure the accompa-
niment resumes in coordination with the soloist (upon receiving a foot pedal message).
To specify this effect with the Add SmartMusic Marker plug-in, place the Wait for Foot Pedal
marker on the note you want the accompaniment to resume. The Resume and Reset Tempo
marker is added for you automatically. See WAIT FOR FOOT PEDAL DIALOG BOX.
To add a pause marker for a cadenza manually with expressions:
1. Add a Wait for Foot Pedal marker near the beginning of the cadenza.
2. Add a Resume marker and Reset Tempo marker over the first beat following the
cadenza. It is best to place the Wait for Foot Pedal early in the cadenza to ensure the soloist
does not ‘catch up’ to the accompaniment (which continues in tempo until reaching the ‘Wait
for’ marker, or any of the pause markers). In this cadenza, note that the pitch C appears after
the Wait for Foot Pedal marking, which is also the pitch of the Resume note immediately after
the cadenza. If there was not a C in the cadenza, a Wait for Note On marker could be added
instead of Wait for Foot Pedal so pressing the foot pedal would not be necessary during the
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ments
In SmartMusic, the number and iteration of each repeated section is displayed on the main inter-
face window during the SmartMusic performance as shown below:

You can add markers in Finale to indicate these repeated sections for display during the perfor-
mance, including repeats with multiple endings, as well as DS and DC repeats.
To Add Repeat Markers Automatically
In most cases, the following steps are not necessary to incorporate repeats into your SmartMusic
accompaniment. Simply ensure Automatically Create Repeat Markers is checked in the SMART- TOC
MUSIC ACCOMPANIMENT OPTIONS DIALOG BOX while saving the file as a SmartMusic Accompa-
niment. However, you can preview the automatically generated repeat markers prior to saving
your file by following these steps. Index
1. Add repeat barlines and text indications as described in the REPEAT TOOL chapter. Add
any type of repeat you like, first and second endings, D.S. al Coda, etc.
2. From the Edit Menu, choose Add SmartMusic Markers. The Add SmartMusic Markers Next
dialog box appears. Chapter
3. From the List on the left, choose Repeats.
4. Click Create/Update Repeat Markers. The score is scanned for all repeat indications. The Previous
list of repeat markers appears in the main window. Chapter
5. Click Done. All repeat markers have been added to your score automatically based on the
repeat barlines and markings.
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If you want more control over SmartMusic Repeat Markers, or want to edit the ones created
for you automatically, you can also add/edit them manually with the Expression Tool as
described below.
To Add Repeat Markers Manually as Expressions
Repeat markers can be added to the Finale score as expressions like the other SmartMusic mark-
ers. Unlike other markers, these require additional parameters to specify the number of the repeat
(i.e. the first, second, third, etc. repeated section in the score), the iteration of the repeat and the
measure number. For general information on adding SmartMusic markers, see TO ADD SMART- TOC
MUSIC PERFORMANCE MARKERS.
If repeats are already defined in a score for playback, you can easily convert the file to a through
composed format by exporting it as a MIDI file, and then importing the generated MIDI file back Index
into Finale. Repeated sections are then written out sequentially. Since all playback data is saved
with MIDI files, information relevant to SmartMusic accompaniment creation is not lost in this
conversion. See MIDI FILES for details. If you do this, ensure the solo staff is assigned to a differ- Next
ent channel than the accompaniment staff(ves) in the INSTRUMENT LIST WINDOW. Chapter

Here is a list of the types of repeat markers, where to add them, and how they are defined for dif-
ferent types of repeated sections. To use pre-defined repeat marker expressions, load the SMS Previous
Chapter
Markers library.From the File Menu, choose Load Library, and then double-click “SMS Mark-
ers”.
An expression defined as a Repeat marker is required to mark the beginning of each iteration (or
pass) of a repeated section of music. Additional numbers are then added to the Description text
box in the Text Expression Designer to indicate the following:
r,t,m
r = Repeat number (starting with 1 on the first repeat pair and increasing by 1 for each succes-
sive pair).
t = Time through the repeat. 1 for first iteration, 2 for second, etc.
m = Measure number of the repeat in the original score. This number should be the same for
each iteration of a repeat (even though the measure number in the through composed Finale
document may differ).
Example: TOC

This Repeat marks the location in the Finale document of the third repeated section, beginning at Index
the second iteration. This appears at the beginning of measure 12 in the original Finale score. An
expression containing this SmartMusic marker would appear at a later measure in the modified
(through composed) Finale document.
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If there are multiple endings in a repeated section (first ending, second ending etc.), an expression Chapter
defined as a Repeat Ending marker is required to mark the beginning of each ending. For these
markers, the following parameters are then added to the Description text box in the Text Expres-
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sion Designer to indicate the following: Chapter
r,m
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r = Repeat number.
m = Measure number of the ending in the original score.
Example:

This Repeat Ending marks the location in the Finale document of an ending for the first repeat. This
appears at the beginning of measure 3 in the original Finale score. (The ending number is not
required). TOC

If there is a Dal Segno repeat in the original score, an expression defined as a Repeat DS marker
is required to mark the first pass of the Segno (sign), the actual D.S. section, and the end of the Index
D.S. section. For these markers, the following parameters are then added to the Description text
box in the Text Expression Designer to indicate the following:
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d = Dal Segno number (starting with 1 for the first D.S. and increasing sequentially for each
D.S section.
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f = Flag to denote whether this marks the location of the Segno (sign) going by the first time Chapter
(f=1), the actual beginning of the D.S. section (f=2), or the end of the D.S. section (f=E)
m = Measure number of the location in the original score.
Example:

This Repeat DS marks the location in the Finale document of the ‘actual beginning’ of the first DS
section. This appears at the beginning of measure 3 in the original Finale score.
If there is a D.C. repeat in the original score, an expression defined as a Repeat DC marker is
required to mark the beginning of the score, the ‘actual beginning’ of the D.C. section, and the
end of the D.C. section. For these markers, the following parameters are then added to the
Description text box in the Text Expression Designer to indicate the following:
d,f,m
d = D.C. number. TOC

f = Flag to denote whether this marks the location of the beginning D.C. (f=1), the actual
beginning of the D.C. section (f=2), or the end of the D.C. section (f=E)
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m = Measure number of the location in the original score.
Example:
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This Repeat D.C. marks the location in the Finale document of the ‘actual beginning’ of the first
DS section. This appears at the beginning of measure 3 in the original Finale score. Previous
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On the first beat following the last iteration, an expression defined as a Repeat End marker is
required to mark the completion of the repeated section and establish the measure to continue
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from in SmartMusic. The following entries are required in the Description section of the Text
Expression Designer for a Repeat End marker to indicate the following:
r,E,m
r = Repeat number (starting with 1 on the first repeat pair and increasing by 1 for each succes-
sive pair). This should be the same “r” value used for each of the prior iterations.
m = Number of the measure, in the original score, following the repeated section.
Example: TOC

This Repeat End marks the location in the Finale document of the ending of the fourth repeated sec- Index
tion. This appears at the first beat of measure 16 in the original Finale document. This marker
would appear at the first beat following the last iteration of the fourth repeat in the modified
(through composed) Finale document. Next
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To add markers for repeats without endings as expressions
1. Open the Finale document. If it already contains repeat bars, text repeats, or other
repeat indications that apply to playback, remove them. If the music is through composed Previous
Chapter
already, skip to step 3.
Tip: To remove all repeats in a document at once, select the Mass Edit Tool. From the Edit
Menu, choose Select All (or press Ctrl-A). Then, from the Mass Edit Menu, choose Clear
Items. Select Only Selected Items, choose Measures, check Repeats, and then click OK back
to the score.
2. Copy and insert music to reproduce the flow of the original playback. See COPYING
MUSIC for details.

œœœ œœœœœ œœœ œœœœœ œœœœ œœœœœœ

Flute & b c .. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ .. Flute &b c œœ œœœ œœ œœœœ œ

& b c .. œœœœ œœœœœœ

.. &b c œœœœ œœœœœœ œœœœ œœœœœœ
œœœœ œ œœœœ œ œœœœ œ
Piano Piano

? b c .. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ .. ?b c œœœ œœœœœ œœœ œœœœœ

œœœœ œ œœœœœ œœ œœœœœ œœ
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3. Choose the Expression Tool . y

4. On the solo staff (or the top staff of an ensemble score), double-click the first note of the
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first iteration of the repeat. If there is not a note on the first beat of the section in the top/solo
staff, double-click the measure. The Expression Selection dialog box appears.
5. Click Create. The Text Expression Designer dialog box appears.
6. Type “Repeat 1” (optional). This text will appear in the score as a reminder, though you Next
Chapter
could leave this box empty if you do not care to display any text in the score. If you do not
enter any text here, skip the next step.
7. Highlight the text, and then from the Text Menu, choose Style > Hidden. Now, the expres- Previous
sion is defined to appear in light gray in the score, and will not print. Chapter
8. Click the Playback tab.
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9. From the Type drop-down menu, choose SmartMusic Marker. The SMS Marker drop-
down menu appears.
10. From the SMS Marker drop-down menu, choose Repeat Start.
11. Choose the Text tab in the upper left.
12. In the Description text box, separated by commas, type the values for r, t, and m
(described above under REPEAT MARKERS FOR SMARTMUSIC ACCOMPANIMENTS). For exam-
ple, if this is the first repeat pair in the score, first time through, starting on the first measure,
you would enter the following:
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13. Click OK. You return to the Expression Selection dialog box.
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14. Click Select. The Note or Measure Expression Assignment dialog box appears.
15. If you are assigning the marker as a Measure Expression, in the Measure Expression
Assignment dialog box, under Begin Playback at, choose Beginning of Measure. Other-
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wise, in the Note Expression Assignment dialog box, under Begin Playback at, choose
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Assigned Note.
16. Click OK. The expression appears above the score. Now, we’ll add another expression to
indicate the beginning of the second iteration of the repeat. Previous
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17. On the solo staff (or the top staff of an ensemble score), double-click the first note of the
second iteration of the repeat. If there is not a note on the first beat of the section in the top/
solo staff, double-click the measure. The Expression Selection dialog box appears.
18. Click the expression you created for the first iteration and then click Duplicate. Since we
just need to make a few changes to this expression, it is easiest to duplicate the one we’ve
already made. The duplicate expression in highlighted automatically.
19. Click Edit. The Text Expression Designer dialog box appears. Here, in the main text editor,
you can change the text if desired to indicate this is the second pass. For example, you might
type “Repeat 1 pass 2.”
20. In the Description text box, separated by commas, type the values for r, t, and m. For
example, if this is the first repeat in the score, second time through, starting on the third mea-
sure*, you would enter the following:

Note*: The measure number (third entry in the description field) for the first and second itera-
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tion should always be the same, even though the measure number in the Finale score will be
different (since the piece is through composed). This instructs SmartMusic’s measure counter
to return to the first measure of the repeated section. To adjust Finale’s measure numbering to
correspond to the repeated sections, you might want to adjust the measure number regions for Index
your own reference. This can be particularly useful if there are many repeated sections. See
MEASURE NUMBERS.
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21. Click OK. You return to the Expression Selection dialog box.
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22. Click Select. The Note or Measure Expression Assignment dialog box appears.
23. If you are assigning the marker as a Measure Expression, in the Measure Expression
Assignment dialog box, under Begin Playback at, choose Beginning of Measure. Other- Previous
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wise, in the Note Expression Assignment dialog box, under Begin Playback at, choose
Assigned Note.
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24. Click OK. The expression appears above the score. A repeat marker should now appear at the
beginning of each iteration.
.

œœœ œœœœœ œœœœ œœœœœœ

Repeat Marker (1,1,1) Repeat Marker (1,2,1)

Flute &b c œœ œœœ œœ œœœœ œ

&b c œœœœ œœœœœœ œœœœ œœœœœœ

œœœœ œ œœœœ œ
Piano

?b c œœœ œœœœœ œœœ œœœœœ

œœœœœ œœœœœ
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œœ œœ
The image above shows a repeated section of music duplicated for compatibility with SmartMusic.
A repeat marker expression appears on the first beat of each iteration. The numbers in parentheses Index
show the values for r, t, and m (as if this example begins on measure 1).
25. On the solo staff (or the top staff of an ensemble score), double-click the first note follow-
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ing the final iteration of the repeat. If there is not a note on the first beat of the section in the
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top/solo staff, double-click the measure. The Expression Selection dialog box appears.
26. Type “Repeat End 1” (optional). This text will appear in the score as a reminder, though you
could leave this box empty if you do not care to display any text in the score. If you do not Previous
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enter any text here, skip the next two steps.
27. Highlight the text, and then from the Text Menu, choose Effects > Hidden. Now, the
expression is defined to appear in light gray in the score, and will not print.
28. Click the Playback tab.
29. From the Type drop-down menu, choose SmartMusic Marker. The SMS Marker drop-
down menu appears.
30. From the SMS Marker drop-down menu, choose Repeat End.
31. Choose the Text tab in the upper left.
32. In the Description text box, separated by commas, type the values for r, and m (as
described above under REPEAT MARKERS FOR SMARTMUSIC ACCOMPANIMENTS). For exam-
ple, if this is the end of the first repeat, that continues on measure 3 of the original Finale
score, you would enter the following:

33. Click OK. You return to the Expression Selection dialog box.
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34. Click Select. The Note or Measure Expression Assignment dialog box appears.
35. If you are assigning the marker as a Measure Expression, in the Measure Expression
Assignment dialog box, under Begin Playback at, choose Beginning of Measure. Other-
wise, in the Note Expression Assignment dialog box, under Begin Playback at, choose Index
Assigned Note.
36. Click OK. The expression appears above the score.
You have completed defining a basic repeat for transfer to SmartMusic. Now, follow the Next
instructions under TO CREATE A SMARTMUSIC ACCOMPANIMENT to create the accompaniment Chapter
SMP file. To create markers for repeats containing multiple endings, see TO ADD MARKERS
FOR ENDING REPEATS. To create markers for DS or DC repeats, see TO ADD MARKERS FOR Previous
D.S. AND D.C. REPEATS. Chapter
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To add markers for repeats with endings as expressions

The same basic procedure for creating basic repeats also applies to the creation of repeats with a
first and second ending, only an additional Repeat Ending marker is required to mark the first beat
of each ending. You can define as many endings as you like. Ending repeats do not appear in the
Repeat window of the SmartMusic interface, but are required to accurately display the appropriate
measure number in SmartMusic’s measure counter.
1. Open the Finale document. If the document is already through composed without repeat
markings, skip the next two steps. TOC
2. If the repeats are marked in the score, copy music from the opening repeat through the
measure prior to the first ending. Insert this music before the first measure of each end-
ing (as shown below).See COPYING MUSIC for details. Index
3. Remove the repeat bars and endings. The repeated section should now be through com-
posed (to playback as if the repeats were still there).
Tip: To remove all repeats in a document at once, select the Mass Edit Tool. From the Edit Next
Menu, choose Select All (or press Ctrl-A). Then, from the Mass Edit Menu, choose Clear Chapter
Items. Select Only Selected Items, choose Measures, check Repeats, and then click OK back
to the score. Previous
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œœ œœœœ œœœ œ œœ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ
& b c .. œ œ œ œ œ œ œœœ œ œ œ œ œ œ .. œ œ & b c .. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ .. .. œ œ œ œ œ
1. 2. 1. 2.

Flute ˙ Flute œœ œ œ ˙

& b c .. .. & b c .. . .
œœœœ œœœœœœ œœœ œ œœ œ œ œ . . œ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ
1. 2. 1. 2.

œœœœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œœœœœ œœ œ œ œ œœ œœ œ œ ˙
Piano Piano

? c .. œ ? c .. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ .. .. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
b œœœœ œœœœœœ œ .. œ œ œ œ ˙ b œœœœ
œœœœ œ œœœœ œ œ œ œ

œœœ œ œ œ œ œ œœœ œ œ œ œ œ
Flute & b c œœœœœ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œ œ ˙

&b c œœœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœœ œ œ œ œ œ

œœœœœ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œ œ ˙
Piano

? c œ œ œ œ ˙
b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœœœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

4. If it already contains repeat bars, text repeats, or other repeat indications that apply to TOC
playback, remove them.
5. Choose the Expression Tool y
and add an expression defined as a Repeat marker on
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the first beat of each iteration. Add the Repeat End marker on the beat following the
final ending. See TO ADD MARKERS FOR REPEATS WITHOUT ENDINGS for instructions.
6. On the solo staff (or the top staff of an ensemble score), double-click the first note of an
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ending (start by clicking the first ending). If there is not a note on the first beat of the ending
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in the top/solo staff, double-click the measure. The Expression Selection dialog box appears.
7. Type any desired text in the text editor window (e.g. “First Ending”) (optional). This text
will appear in the score as a reminder, though you could leave this box empty if you do not Previous
Chapter
care to display any text in the score. If this was the second ending, you might type “Second
Ending.” If you do not enter any text here, skip the next two steps.
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8. Highlight the text, and then from the Text Menu, choose Effects >> Hidden. Now, the
expression is defined to appear in light gray in the score, and will not print.
9. Click the Playback tab.
10. From the Type drop-down menu, choose SmartMusic Marker. The SMS Marker drop-
down menu appears.
11. From the SMS Marker drop-down menu, choose Repeat Ending.
12. Choose the Text tab in the upper left.
13. In the Description text box, separated by commas, type the values for r, and m (as
described under REPEAT MARKERS FOR SMARTMUSIC ACCOMPANIMENTS). For example, if TOC
this is the first ending of the first repeat, that starts on measure 3 of the original Finale score,
you would enter the following:
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For the second ending of the repeat, add the number of measures in the first ending to estab-
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lish the m value for the second ending. For this example, if the first ending defined above
Chapter
were one measure long, you would type the following for the second ending. (This should be
consistent with the original Finale document)
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14. Click OK. You return to the Expression Selection dialog box.
15. Click Select. The Note or Measure Expression Assignment dialog box appears.
16. If you are assigning the marker as a Measure Expression, in the Measure Expression
Assignment dialog box, under Begin Playback at, choose Beginning of Measure. Other-
wise, in the Note Expression Assignment dialog box, under Begin Playback at, choose
Assigned Note.
17. Click OK. The expression appears above the score.
18. Double-click the first note of the second ending, and then follow the last 12 steps for the
second, third, or any additional endings.

œœœ œœœœœ œœœ œœœœœ

Repeat (1,1,1) First Ending (E1,3) Repeat (1,2,1) Second Ending (E1,4) Repeat End (1,E,5)

&b c œœœœœ œœ œ œ œœœœ œœœœœ

1

Flute œœ œ œ ˙ w

&b c œœœœ œœœœœœ œ œ œœœœ œœœœœœ œ

œœœœ œ œ œ œœœœ œ
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œ ˙ w
Piano

?b c œœœ œœœœœ œ œœœ œœœœœ œœœ ˙ w

œœœœœ œœ œœœœ œ œœœœœ œœ œ Index

A repeat with a first and second ending properly defined for export as a SmartMusic accompani-
ment. The repeat and ending expressions are defined as Repeat markers and the final expression in
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the last measure is defined as a Repeat End marker. The values in parentheses are those that would
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appear in the Description text box of the Text Expression Designer.
Now, follow the instructions under TO CREATE A SMARTMUSIC ACCOMPANIMENT to create Previous
the accompaniment SMP file. Chapter
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To add markers for D.S. and D.C. repeats as expressions

1. Open the Finale document.
2. Copy and insert music to reproduce the flow of the original playback. In the image below,
the D.S. section, up to the fine, is inserted after the last measure. For a D.C., music from the
beginning up to the fine marking would be inserted after the last measure. If there are sections
enclosed in repeat bars, duplicate them first. See COPYING MUSIC for details.

% œ
œœ œœœœœœ œ œ œœ
œœœ œœœ œ œœœœœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
fine D.S. al Fine

&c ∑ ∑ #œ œœœ
œ œœœ
Flute TOC

œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œœ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ
œ œ
& c ‰ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ ‰ œ ‰ ‰ ‰
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Piano

?c œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- œ œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- œ
- -
%
Next
œ % œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œœœœœœœœ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ
fine D.S. al Fine fine

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Chapter
&c ∑ ∑ œ œ œœœœ œœ œ œœ œ œ œœœ œ
œ œ œ œ#œ œ
Flute

œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ
& c ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ ‰ œ ‰ ‰ ‰ ‰ ‰ ‰ ‰ ‰ ‰ ‰ ‰ ‰ ‰ ‰ ‰ ‰ ‰ ‰ ‰ ‰ ‰ ‰ ‰ ‰
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Piano

?c œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- œœ œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- œ
œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- œ œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- œ
œ-
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3. If the score contains repeat bars, text repeats, or other repeat indications that apply to
playback, remove them.
4. Choose the Expression Tool y and add Repeat markers for any repeat bars or end-
ings. Add Repeat End markers at the conclusion of each repeat. See TO ADD MARKERS FOR
REPEATS WITHOUT ENDINGS and TO ADD MARKERS FOR REPEATS WITH ENDINGS for instruc-
tions.
5. Add an expression defined as a Repeat DS marker on the first beat of the Segno (first
time through). Or, add a Repeat DC marker at the beginning of the score. In the
Description text box of the Text Expression Designer, enter the appropriate d, f and m
values (as described for Repeat DS and Repeat DC under REPEAT MARKERS FOR SMARTMU-
SIC ACCOMPANIMENTS). For example, if this is the first D.S., first pass, that starts on measure TOC
3 of the original Finale score, you would enter the following:

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If a Repeat DC or Repeat DS marker is required at the same point as a normal Repeat marker
(that begins a repeat), place the Repeat DC/DS marker just to the left of the Repeat. To offset
a marker by less than a beat, position the expression in the score accordingly, and then, in the
MEASURE EXPRESSION ASSIGNMENT DIALOG BOX (or NOTE EXPRESSION ASSIGNMENT DIA- Next
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LOG BOX) dialog box, for Begin Playback at, choose Position in Measure.

6. Add an expression defined as a Repeat DS marker on the first beat of the actual Segno Previous
(that appears in the measure after the D.S. marking). Or, for a D.C., add a Repeat DC Chapter
marker on the first beat of the second iteration of the music (that was copied earlier). In
the Description text box of the Text Expression Designer, enter the appropriate d, f and
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m values. For example, if this is the first D.S., second pass, that starts on measure 3 of the
original Finale score, you would enter the following:

7. Add an expression defined as a Repeat DS marker on the first beat of the measure fol-
lowing the Segno section. Or, for a D.C., add a Repeat DC marker after the last beat of
the music. In the Description text box of the Text Expression Designer, enter the appro-
priate d, f and m values. For example, if this is the end of the first D.S., that ends on measure
5 of the original Finale score, you would enter the following: TOC

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If the last measure of the Segno section is the last measure of the score, enter a measure
expression just to the right of the last beat of the measure.
If a Repeat DS/DC end is required at the same point as a Repeat End marker, place the Repeat Next
DS/DC marker just to the right of the Repeat End. Chapter

The image below shows an example of a D.S. repeat with the appropriate SmartMusic Perfor-
mance Markers. The values in parentheses are those that should appear in the Description text Previous
box of the Text Expression designer. Chapter

Repeat DS (1,1,3) Repeat DS (1,2,3) Repeat DS (1,E,5)

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœœœœ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœœœœ œœ œ œ œ œ
&c ∑ ∑ œœ œœœ œœœœ œ
œ œ œ œ œ#œ œ œ œœ œœœ ∑

œœ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œœ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ
& c ‰ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ ‰ œ ‰ ‰ ‰ ∑

?c œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- œœ œœ- œœ
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œœ
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œœ
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œœ
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œœ
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œœ
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œœ
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œœ
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Repeated sections are marked on the D.S. or D.C. even if the repeats are not played (for sec-
tions marked “repeat first time only” for example). In these cases, the Repeat marker should
be set to “0” for the t (time) value in the Description text box of the Text Expression designer
to signify that this is the only time through.
The following chart shows an example of a D.C. al Fine. The top portion shows an outline of
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the original file. The bottom portion shows the through composed sequence and the correct
positioning of repeat marker expressions for the D.C. al Fine.
A B C Index
.. .. .. ..
Rep. 1st time only Rep. 1st time only fine D.C. al Fine

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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A A B B C A B
Repeat DC (1,1,1) Repeat End (1,E,3) Repeat DC (1,2,1) Repeat End (1,E,3) Repeat End (2,E,5)
Repeat (1,1,1) Repeat (1,2,1) Repeat (2,1,3) Repeat (2,2,3) Repeat End (2,E,5) Repeat (1,0,1) Repeat (2,0,3) Repeat DC (1,E,5)
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