Beginning Second Movement With a Pickup
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I have a piece of music for flute and string orchestra in two movements. The first movement is in 4/4 time; the second is in 6/8 beginning with an eighth note pickup. I have tried to create a pickup bar at the beginning of the second movement and have followed the instructions in the manual exactly, but I can't get rid of the dotted quarter and quarter rests at the beginning of the bar. I only want the eighth note. Any idea what I'm doing wrong? Unfortunately, my file is too large to attach. Many thanks for any help you can give me.
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Select that short measure, and Edit Time Signature. In the next dialogue, set the time signature to whatever is needed (1/4, 3/8, whatever.) Make sure you select the correct measure. Click more options, and choose to display your “main” time signature. OK.
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Thank you so much. It worked! This is exactly what I did before but I was initially put off by the fact that the notes that were in the bar disappeared and were replaced by a dotted quarter rest with an enormous space after it. I figured I'd done something wrong. This time, after following your instructions I deleted the quarter rest, reinput the eighth note I wanted (in all the parts) and the huge space disappeared of its own accord. Many thanks again for your help!