Triplets - unusual notation
I'm transposing a piece from Alto Clef into Tenor Clef for Trombone. It has some unusual notation in that it's showing a dotted crochet but with a slanted line through the note "tail". I asked my musician friend and she confirmed what I thought, it's an alternative notation for a triplet.
I know I can just make it into triplets, but can Musescore give me the notation I'd like?
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It's a tremolo. Different varieties are available in the tremolo palette. You want the single note tremolo. See https://musescore.org/en/handbook/4/tremolo-and-rolls for more detail.
In reply to It's a tremolo. Different… by SteveBlower
Thank Steve. The problem I have is Musescore won't let me put three dotted crochets in one 4/4 bar, so it looks like they'll have to go in as triplets anyway. However, thanks for the advice and I've learnt something new.
In reply to Thank Steve. The problem I… by shakey1961
Start with a crotchet rest. Select it and press CTRL+3 to "tripletise" it. Select the first resulting triplet quaver rest and press 5 and the augmentation dot. Then select your note name to enter a dotted crotchet that fills the triplet. After all, you want a triplet, so you have to enter one, albeit it consists of a single (dotted crotchet) note.
In reply to Start with a crotchet rest. … by SteveBlower
You are WONDERFUL!!!! That's Amazing. Thank you so much!