Whether you are an experienced musician or a beginner, have you ever thought about creating your own music? Uncheck Include in Measure Numbering and click OK.In this post I would like to broach the subject of musical composition.The Measure Attributes dialog box appears.

Choose the Measure tool and double-click the pickup measure.Set the Beat Duration to match the beat duration in the full measure of music after the pickup measure.Set the Number of Beats to match the sum of beats in the full measures of music after the pickup measure.Check Use a Different Time Signature for Display.Click More Options to expand the Time Signature dialog box.Under Measure Region, specify the measure number of the pickup only.Set the Number of Beats to match the sum of beats in the pickup measure.Enter the pickup notes first, at the beginning of the measure.To create a pickup measure within a piece The value in the EDUs text field changes to 0 and the selected rhythmic value is deselected. To remove a pickup measure at the beginning of a piece If you’ve entered the notes before creating the pickup measure, you may need to reapply music spacing. Finale still plays the entire measure (as there are invisible rests behind the scenes). Click OK (or press RETURN), and enter the pickup notes, replacing the rest(s).If the duration of the pickup notes is equivalent to a dotted note, click the dotted note. Click the rhythmic value corresponding to the sum of the pickup note or notes.The Pickup Measure dialog box appears containing rhythmic values. To create a pickup measure at the beginning of a piece See To create a pickup measure within a piece (below). There is another method which some users prefer to create both pickup measures at the beginning of a piece and pickup measures within a piece. Finale also automatically skips over your pickup measure when displaying measure numbers. If you wish to add a pickup measure before the first measure, insert a measure stack at the beginning of your piece (select the first measure and choose Edit > Insert Measure Stack). Follow these steps to convert the first measure into a pickup measure.

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