Notation rules for upbeats

1. How do you notate anacrusis?
2. What are upbeats?

How do you notate anacrusis?

Creating Pickup Bars or an Anacrusis

1. Click or tap the time signature in your score or open the measure palette and select the Change Time Signature Feature.
2. From the Change Time Signature window adjust the time signature to reflect the necessary amount of beats for your pickup notes.

What are upbeats?

An Upbeat or anacrusis, also called a pickup note(s), is a term used for unstressed notes in the incomplete measure at the beginning of a phrase of music. This anticipates the first beat of the next measure, the "downbeat". ... Together they equal one complete measure.