Adding woodwind breath marks

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bj nick
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Post by bj nick » Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:58 pm

I need to add breath marks often, and the searching I've done hasn't led me to what I'm thinking should be simple. So I'll just ask: what is the simplest way to add SIMPLE breath marks (breath commas just after a given note where I intend the player to take a breath.) Thanks!
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zuill
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Post by zuill » Thu Jul 15, 2021 9:05 pm

I use the Articulation for this. In the default file (up to v26, anyway), hold B while clicking the note.

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Post by bj nick » Thu Jul 15, 2021 9:26 pm

That works great! Can't believe I hadn't learned that before. However, before I got the coordination right, Girl with the Flaxen Hair became nothing but a sea of b flats lol.
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