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## Miscellaneous symbols

The miscellaneous symbols palette is represented in the toolbar by a fermata (the "bird's eye" shown at above left). As with all symbols, you can select one by clicking it in the tool palette and then click in the music to enter it. It can be dragged after entry to alter its position.

Many of the miscellaneous symbols are for visual purposes only (exceptions are mentioned below). Some, like the fermata, automatically snap to a position above the current staff; others will appear right where you click the mouse. All can be selected with the arrow tool and dragged to new locations. Certain of them, such as the Crescendo, can be resized as well (see below about resizing items).

The Fermata can be "live" and will then alter the tempo for a single beat. Or it can be visual only. You can make that choice in the info window for the fermata (select it and press command i, or double-click it).

Fermatas are noticed by Counterpointer. It will assume that a fermata marks the end of a phrase, and will ignore voiceleading between that and the following beat, including the resolution of dissonances, if any. For counterpoint exercises it will be best to avoid using the fermata.

The Tempo Change symbol alters tempo for all succeeding music or until the next tempo change.

Da Capo al Segno and Da Capo al fine can also be performed by the program, but since these are too lengthy to be a single symbol you should just use the text tool to write the commands as you want them, then set the appropriate option in the following bar line symbol (e.g. "carries a Da Capo al Fine". The bar line options are available in the information window for the bar line symbol. For the Da Capo al Segno, the program will observe the position of the segno, which symbol is available in the miscellaneous symbols popup.

The first and second ending brackets are "live" too. These are always entered in pairs - one for the first ending and another for the second. Counterpointer will assume that the first one is the first ending and the second one is the second ending; you can label them as you want using an Item Label. These symbols also display a resize box when selected, and can be dragged to any width or depth.

### Crescendo, Diminuendo

After you have entered on of these signs in your score, you can use the arrow tool either to resize it or to drag it to a new position. When you select the item a small resize box will appear in the lower corner. Click in the resize box and drag it to change the symbol's size and shape; drag any other part of the sign to move it without altering its size. These signs do not affect playback.

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