{"id":8673,"date":"2018-07-26T11:13:47","date_gmt":"2018-07-26T09:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/?p=8673"},"modified":"2019-12-16T00:08:59","modified_gmt":"2019-12-15T23:08:59","slug":"tutorial-pickup-measures-within-a-score","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/tutorial-pickup-measures-within-a-score\/","title":{"rendered":"Tutorial: Writing Pickup Measures Within a Score"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pickup measures usually occur in the first measure of a piece. And generally, the last measure of the score is shortened by the note value of the pickup measure.<\/p>\n<p>But what if a pickup measure is required within the score, for example, after a repeat bar as shown in the image below?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fertig_crop.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8677\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fertig_crop.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"876\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fertig_crop.jpg 876w, https:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fertig_crop-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fertig_crop-768x376.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fertig_crop-705x345.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fertig_crop-450x220.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the following short video, we explain\u00a0how to work with pickup measures in FORTE, and below the video, we&#8217;ll look in more detail at our example.<\/p>\n<div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pickup measures within a score\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ho0v5b13d-w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now back to our example and adding a pickup measure within a score after a repeat&#8230;<\/p>\n<h3>Step 1 \u00a0Adjust the meters<\/h3>\n<p>Before inserting the repeat, change the meters before and after the respective bar line.<\/p>\n<p>It is advisable to start with the measure <em>after<\/em> the pickup measure (in our example, measure 8). Here, you simply need to insert the general meter for your piece (2\/4) to ensure nothing gets messed up in the following measures.<\/p>\n<p>After that, adjust the &#8220;incomplete&#8221; measures before and after the repeat.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/measures.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8678\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/measures.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1524\" height=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/measures.png 1524w, https:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/measures-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/measures-768x312.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/measures-1030x419.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/measures-1500x610.png 1500w, https:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/measures-705x287.png 705w, https:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/measures-450x183.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1524px) 100vw, 1524px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Step 2 \u00a0Insert your notes<\/h3>\n<p>Now that all measures have the desired length, you can enter the repeat bar.<\/p>\n<p>Then go ahead and enter your notes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/input.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8680\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/input.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"758\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/input.png 758w, https:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/input-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/input-705x351.png 705w, https:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/input-450x224.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 758px) 100vw, 758px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Step 3 \u00a0Tidy up your layout<\/h3>\n<p>You&#8217;ll want to hide the meters you&#8217;ve just inserted without everything getting messed up again.<\/p>\n<p>Simply double-click the element and open the &#8220;Meter Properties&#8221; window with a right-click. In the &#8220;General&#8221; tab, choose &#8220;Hidden&#8221; and &#8220;Apply.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/layout.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8689\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/layout.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1258\" height=\"521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/layout.png 1258w, https:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/layout-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/layout-768x318.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/layout-1030x427.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/layout-705x292.png 705w, https:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/layout-450x186.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1258px) 100vw, 1258px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To move bar lines, notes or rests around, first select them. (When an element is marked, it should turn red.)<\/p>\n<p>Press ctrl and keep ctrl pressed while using the arrow keys to reposition the element to the desired place.<\/p>\n<p>All done!<\/p>\n<p><strong>We hope you found this tutorial helpful. Let us know in the comments below.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>And now, to close this tutorial, we thought you might like to listen to an English version of the old German folksong sung by\u00a0Elvis himself. Enjoy!<\/em><\/p>\n<div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Elvis Presley - Muss i denn zum St\u00e4dtele hinaus (Wooden Heart) 1960\" width=\"1333\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E9W6m_PhXq4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pickup measures usually occur in the first measure of a piece. And generally, the last measure of the score is shortened by the note value of the pickup measure. But what if a pickup measure is required within the score, for example, after a repeat bar as shown in the image below? 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