{"id":7529,"date":"2017-06-02T11:51:03","date_gmt":"2017-06-02T09:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/?p=7529"},"modified":"2020-01-31T17:43:49","modified_gmt":"2020-01-31T16:43:49","slug":"writing-pickup-measures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/writing-pickup-measures\/","title":{"rendered":"Tutorial: How to Write Pickup Measures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this 3-minute video, we&#8217;ll show you how to write pickup measures in your score (and everything else you need to know about pickups)!<\/p>\n<p><em><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2E2jzubDI3Q\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Here&#8217;s a (slightly edited) transcript of the video for you<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/notenbeispiel-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7544\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/notenbeispiel-1.jpg\" alt=\"pickup measures written in a score\" width=\"1553\" height=\"731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/notenbeispiel-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/notenbeispiel-1-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/notenbeispiel-1-768x362.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1553px) 100vw, 1553px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can add a pickup to the beginning of the score using the Score Wizard when setting up your score. Generally, the last measure has to be shortened by the note value of the pickup measure.<\/p>\n<p>In our example, you can see that FORTE has already optimized the first and last measures. You&#8217;ll also see there\u2019s a repeat in the middle of our song. This means the measure containing the repeat must be shortened.<\/p>\n<p>This song has a two-quarters signature and the pickup has two 16th notes, equivalent to the value of a one-eighth note.<\/p>\n<p>In measure 6, you can see there is a quarter rest instead of the required eighth rest. So, in the following measure, we will have a new pickup of one-eighth note.<\/p>\n<p>All other measures return to the original two-quarters time signature.<\/p>\n<p>Now let\u2019s look at the input palette. In the \u201cMeter\u201d tab, you\u2019ll find all the options you\u2019ll need.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/meter.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7221\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/meter.png\" alt=\"meter\" width=\"1579\" height=\"335\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>First, we&#8217;ll enter a two-quarters meter in measure 8. (Doing this will mean we won\u2019t mess up the following measures. This can be critical if you&#8217;ve already written notes into the later measures.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/einfuegen-1-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7545 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/einfuegen-1-1-300x130.png\" alt=\"how to add and write pickup measures in a score\" width=\"300\" height=\"130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/einfuegen-1-1-300x130.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/einfuegen-1-1-768x334.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/einfuegen-1-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Select the two-quarters meter from the input palette and add it to the score with a click.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Now, add the correct meter for measure 6, the last measure before the repeat sign. We&#8217;ll need a 3-eighth note meter. So, enter the values \u201c3\u201d and \u201c8\u201d into the respective custom field of the \u201cMeter\u201d tab and add the custom meter to measure 6.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">(Please note that custom meters are only available in FORTE Home and FORTE Premium.)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Now we need a one-eighth note meter for measure 7. That is the mock pickup measure of the second part of our song.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">And now we can enter the notes for the rest of our song.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Use the properties window to edit and hide elements<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Next we&#8217;ll hide the time signatures.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Double-click on the element and open the properties window with a right-click. Select the tab \u201cGeneral\u201d and check the box \u201cHidden.\u201d Repeat this procedure for all other time signatures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">For our final step, we\u2019ll tidy up the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/2018\/08\/tutorial-4-easy-steps-to-your-perfect-score-layout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">layout and edit the spaces<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0for the notes and sizes of the measures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">To reposition an element, simply click on the element. (Now that it\u2019s marked, it should turn red.) Press \u201ccontrol\u201d and keep \u201cctrl\u201d pressed while using the arrow keys to reposition the element to the desired place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We hope you found this tutorial helpful and we look forward to reading your comments.<\/p>\n<p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">For more tutorial videos, check out<\/span><\/em>\u00a0<a class=\"_e75a791d-denali-editor-page-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCBsa_wF3ftKyuxbioVLdluQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">our YouTube channel.<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Have a great day!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Your FORTE Team<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this 3-minute video, we&#8217;ll show you how to write pickup measures in your score (and everything else you need to know about pickups)! &nbsp; Here&#8217;s a (slightly edited) transcript of the video for you You can add a pickup to the beginning of the score using the Score Wizard when setting up your score. 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