Courtesy accidentals

1. What are courtesy accidentals?
2. How do you write courtesy accidental in Finale?
3. How do you use courtesy natural in Finale?
4. What is an accidental in music theory?

What are courtesy accidentals?

Courtesy accidentals

In modern scores, a barline cancels an accidental, with the exception of tied notes. Courtesy accidentals, also called cautionary accidentals or reminder accidentals are used to remind the musician of the correct pitch if the same note occurs in the following measure.

How do you write courtesy accidental in Finale?

Courtesy accidentals

1. Click the Simple Entry tool. , and select the note. (You can Ctrl -click to select an individual note).
2. Press the P key. Finale displays a parenthesized accidental next to the note.
3. Press the P key again. Finale removes the parentheses. Press P again to remove the courtesy accidental.

How do you use courtesy natural in Finale?

Courtesy accidentals

1. Click the Speedy Entry tool .
2. CTRL +click to select the desired note. Notes just entered are selected automatically.
3. Press P. Finale adds a parenthesized courtesy accidental. Press P again to remove the parentheses.

What is an accidental in music theory?

Accidental, in music, sign placed immediately to the left of (or above) a note to show that the note must be changed in pitch. ... Sharps or flats that are placed at the beginning of a musical staff, called a key signature, indicate the tonality, or key, of the music and are not considered accidentals.