How to conduct a fermata over a rest?

Just use the articulation tool, click on the rest and select fermata. To put it over a barline, I think you would have to put it on a nearby note and then drag it across to the barline.

1. Can you have a fermata over a rest?
2. How do you put a fermata over a rest in finale?
3. What do you do when you have a fermata over a note?

Can you have a fermata over a rest?

A fermata can occur at the end of a piece (or movement) or in the middle of a piece. It can be followed by either a brief rest or more notes.

How do you put a fermata over a rest in finale?

Fermatas on bar rests in Finale

1. Choose the Selection tool and select the empty measure.
2. Choose Plug-ins > Note, Beam, and Rest Editing > Change to Real Whole Rests. ...
3. Choose the Articulation tool .
4. Click the rest in the center of the empty measure. ...
5. Choose the fermata symbol and click Select.

What do you do when you have a fermata over a note?

Define Fermata

Just as an example, a fermata placed over a quarter note means that you would hold the note longer than 1 count. In this case, a fermata located over a whole rest tells you to pause, allowing silence for longer than 4 counts (or however many counts are in the time signature).