Edit Major and Minor Key Spellings dialog box
How to get there
Choose Edit > Enharmonic Spelling > Edit Major and Minor Key Spellings.
What it does
The Edit Major and Minor Key Spellings
dialog box displays the enharmonic spelling Finale will use for chromatically
altered notes if Use Spelling Tables is selected in the Enharmonic Spelling
submenu. Finale uses these settings to determine the enharmonic spelling
of non-diatonic notes in major and minor keys in your piece. You’ll notice
that the settings in the tables refer to the notes as scale degrees rather
than as actual note-names in a scale. This is because one table is used
for all major keys and another for all minor keys. Each fixed scale degree
is numbered, starting at step 1, which is the tonic (C in the key of C
major, D in D major, and so on), up to step 7. Notes outside the scale
(altered scale steps) entered in your piece will be raised or lowered
by a half-step according to your settings.
- Major
Keys: Fixed Scale Step • Altered Scale Step • Raise • Lower. Click
to specify spellings for the altered scale steps in all major keys used
in your piece. For example, if you select #1 for the half-step between
Fixed Scale Steps 1 and 2 (C and D in C major, D and E in D major, and
so on), Finale displays the note as a raised interval when it’s entered
in your score. If you select b2, the same half-step between Fixed Scale
Steps 1 and 2 will be displayed as a lowered interval.
- Minor
Keys: Fixed Scale Step • Altered Scale Step • Raise • Lower. Click
to specify spellings for the altered scale steps in all minor keys used
in your piece. For example, if you select #1 for the half-step between
Fixed Scale Steps 1 and 2 (C and D in C minor, D and E in D minor, and
so on), Finale displays the note as a raised interval when it’s entered
in your score. If you select b2, the same half-step between Fixed Scale
Steps 1 and 2 will be displayed as a lowered interval.
- OK •
Cancel. Click OK (or press enter) to
save the new settings, or click Cancel to dismiss the dialog box and discard
any changes you made to the settings.
See also:
Options/Enharmonic
Spelling
