Turns, mordents, and trills
Trill, mordent, turn, and their variants are a direct one-key toggle on a note — press a key, done, the same "no end point" mechanic as articulations.
The Ornaments tab (F4) has twelve direct symbols that toggle onto a
selected note the same way an articulation does — press a key, done, with
no end point to pick.
Applying a symbol
F4 1–5 are the five primary symbols: Trill, Mordent, Turn, Inverted
mordent, Shake. F4 0 opens an overflow submenu with four more: Inverted
turn, Delayed turn, Schleifer, Haydn ornament. F4 0 S/F/N add a
sharp, flat, or natural accidental modifier above or below the symbol
(for a mordent or turn whose auxiliary note needs an altered pitch).
Trill the symbol vs. trill the line
This article is about the trill symbol — a static mark on one note. A trill line is a different thing: a spanner that stretches a wavy line across a passage, with its own start and end point. See Trill lines and octave-shift lines for that one.
Tips
- Applying a different symbol replaces whatever was there — there’s no need to clear one before setting another.
- See Entering notes for how a note gets onto the page before you ornament it.