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GEOFF WILCKEN Posted
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These are a wavy/squiggly line above a part, where the height of the squiggle changes continuously to indicate increasing and/or decreasing vibrato.  Very easy to draw onto paper with a pen -- has anyone found a good way to get this into a Finale score?

 

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PETER THOMSEN Posted
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Two ideas:

 

1) Use the Shape Designer to create the “wavy/squiggly line”.

You can attach the shape as a shape expression or as a shape articulation.

 

2) Export the score as a PDF file.

'Then, edit the PDF in a vector graphics program (like Illustrator or Inkscape), and create the “wavy/squiggly line” there.

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GEOFF WILCKEN Posted
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Hmm.  Well, the shape designer was my first thought, and if only it had a free-hand draw that might have done the trick.   If I had a good draw/paint program (sadly, OS updates and hardware upgrades have long since broken the good one I used to have) I'd create the squiggle there and import the graphic.

I may hand-draw a squiggle, scan it, and import that graphic.  

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Betsy Marvit Posted
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Hi guys,

I made a couple of images that seem to work well! 1 2

Expression Tool --> click on m. --> Create Misc. Expression --> Shape --> Create --> mountains icon --> click in drawing field --> select one of the .gif squigglies. Then Shape Designer --> Fill --> None --> OK.
 
If you click on the handle after putting it on the page, you can change the length and height independently. (Not smart enough to add extra wiggles, though.)
 
If you want a hairpin, you can put the two of them together – they meet in the middle for this.
 
-B
 
Ta da!

 

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