tempo changes

[tbdbitl-k7]

I think I see how the slow down - ritard/rallentando - works.

1. I mark the spot where want the tempo to slow down with ritard/rit or rall. inserted from the tempo alteration list

2. the playback process recognizes the ritard markings I have added.

This is perhaps an over- simplified explanation - if I am missing something, bear with me.....

I am working with some Percy Grainger arrangements, and if you've ever seen his work, he never (it seems) uses common italian music markings. For example - he uses "Slow off" or "Slow off lots" to indicate slowing tempos. I want to use his text indications to keep up the Grainger experience.

So my question is "How do I get Finale to recognize Slow off lots to be a molto ritard?" I am not led to believe that the playback engine understands Graingerese.

The tempo alterations provide ways to create new tags, but how to do I define what I want the playback to do with it? I see how to establish a new tempo with the playback tempo setting, but that is an immediate effect. I want the ritard effect - tempo slowing down (or speeding up) over several beats.

Thanks for taking the time to read this, and providing your suggestions.

Jerry

[miker]

Enter and hide the original expressions. Use text expressions for the Grainger stylings.