Using sections for multiple movements or songs
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A section break is used to divide a score into separate sections, such as might be required in a musical suite, for example.
In the following score example, there is a section break at the end of the first system, followed by a text providing the title of the next movement.
A section break has the following features:
An adjustable playback pause between movements
An option to restart measure numbering
An option to display long instrument names (as you might at the start of a piece).
If the beginning of a new section is accompanied by a change of time or key signatures, there will be no courtesy signature at the end of the previous section.
The following properties of section breaks are adjustable from the Section break part of the Properties panel:
To adjust the playback pause after a section break: select the break and edit “Pause before new section starts”.
To display the long intrument names on the first system after a section break: select the break and make sure that “Start new section with long instrument names” is checked.
To restart measure numbering after a section break: select the break and make sure that “Reset bar numbers for new section” is checked.
The measure after the point of application is forced to start a new system (like a )
These options are detailed in (below).
To add a section break, select a measure, barline (or any element within the measure), then click the Section break icon in the Layout palette. You can substitute the latter action with a custom shortcut if desired (see ).
Additional settings for measure number display are available in the dialog.
