Complete eight bars

Complete eight bars — guided practice

Enter a full melody with quarter, half and whole notes.

Continue after the completed bar 1. Original melody fixture: one Flute staff, treble clef, C major (no sharps/flats), 4/4, quarter-note tempo 90, eight bars. C4 means middle C. q=quarter note(1 beat), h=half note(2 beats), w=whole note(4 beats). Bar 1:C4q D4q E4q G4q. Bar 2:E4q D4q C4h. Bar 3:E4q F4q G4q A4q. Bar 4:G4h E4q D4q. Bar 5:C4q D4q E4q G4q. Bar 6:A4q G4q E4q D4q. Bar 7:E4q D4q C4q D4q. Bar 8:C4w.

1. 1. Enter bars 2 and 3

   Select the bar 2 rest, press N. For bar 2 press 5, E, D, then 6, C. For bar 3 press 5, E, F, G, A. Each number chooses duration before the following pitch letters. Check that the cursor advances to bar 4.

   You should see: Bar 2 has 1+1+2=4 beats; bar 3 has four quarter notes.

   A half note occupies two beats, so bar 2 needs only three notes.

2. 2. Enter bars 4 and 5

   At bar 4 press 6, G, then 5, E, D. At bar 5 keep quarter duration and enter C, D, E, G. Watch the staff positions to keep all notes in octave 4; correct an accidental octave jump immediately.

   You should see: Bar 4 has 2+1+1=4 beats; bar 5 repeats bar 1 exactly.

   Repetition gives the listener something familiar inside the longer phrase.

3. 3. Enter bars 6 through 8

   At bar 6 press 5, A, G, E, D. Bar 7: E, D, C, D. Bar 8: choose the whole-note toolbar icon (shortcut 7) and enter C. Press Esc. Inspect that no extra bar was created by an unintended note.

   You should see: The score has eight complete bars and ends with a four-beat C4.

   A sustained ending provides a different duration from the moving quarter notes.

4. 4. Audit the written result

   Count note events per bar: 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 1, totaling 27. Compare every bar with the supplied plan. Save A before changing the composition.

   You should see: The original study contains 27 notes occupying 32 beats.

   Event count and beat count differ when notes have different lengths.