Adding expression text

F7 E (Text tab) attaches interpretive “how to play” text — dolce, con fuoco, and similar — at the selected note, in italic.

Known terms and their playback effect

Over 50 known Italian terms are searchable in the picker; each carries a bound velocity/duration effect on playback, shown next to it as an Effect: indicator (e.g. a small volume or timing nudge). Picking one applies both the printed text and its effect together.

Editing the text afterward — say, changing “dolce” to “sempre dolce” — keeps the bound effect; it isn’t cleared just because the text changed. A Clear Effect button detaches the effect explicitly while leaving the text in place, if you want the words without the playback change.

Typing freeform text with nothing selected from the list applies with no playback effect at all — just printed words.

Tips

• Reach for expression text for how to play (dolce, cantabile) — compare Adding tempo markings for how fast and Adding technique text for what physical technique to use (pizz., arco).