How to make symbols smaller? (Such as flageolet)
Hello,
I want to make the flageolet symbols (found in the window launched by the Z-key) in my score smaller, but I cannot find a way to do that. In Sibelius you can choose "cue size" or "grace note size" before entering any symbol and you get small and tiny sizes. But how do I shrink them in MuseScore? Thanks.
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If you want grace notes, pick grace notes, from the palette with the same name, they are small by default (and can be made even smaller, see below).
Or use add notes to a different voice, select them, right-click, properties and tick 'small'
I don't know what those symbols are, but if they are also in the text symbol palette (F2 while entering text) then you can use the regular font controls to specify any size you like.
In reply to I don't know what those by Marc Sabatella
The ones from the "Z" palette are symbols and aparently not sizable.
In reply to The ones from the "Z" palette by Jojo-Schmitz
That's exactly what I was fearing...
Do you mean harmonics??
Perhaps you could attach a picture or a score so we can see what you mean?
In reply to Do you mean by ChurchOrganist
Harmonics, exactly. I just used the word flageolet because it's how this symbol is described in the Z-pallete. I'm attaching an example. The circles are too big for my taste. A little smaller would look more elegant to me. That's why I want to resize them.
In reply to Harmonics, exactly. I just by rodolfo valente
Yes they are a bit big!
Are they natural or artificial harmonics?
In guitar music we often use diamond head notation for natrual harmonics.
Or you could possibly use the "ouvert" symbol - that is pretty like it and is smaller.
In reply to Yes they are a bit big! Are by ChurchOrganist
Thanks everybody, but I ended giving up on symbols. Now I'm using text: a small case "o" with the Gill Sans Light font, size 9.0. The notation looks now neat to me. The day I need an ouvert symbol in MuseScore I think this same "o" will be the best choice.
I'm notating natural harmonics. For me, diamond shaped note-heads generally indicate the spot the finger should touch the string and what I'm notating is the pitches I want to sound. Borrowed this notation from the 12 Microludes for string quartet by György Kurtág from which my piece draws some inspiration. Hope it works with the cellist :)