Notes
The dialog called up by the selection of {Score}{Notes...} allows you to append a relatively long text to your tablature files (playing instructions, historical comment, etc.). This can be particularly useful for teachers as it affords them the opportunity to go into more detailed discussions of playing technique, hand movement, etc. than may be possible by the simple display afforded by the tablature, itself. The dialog also provides ample room for detailed copyright and discographical information. Such information should always be provided, if available.
For quick editing of the text, the dialog can also be opened by clicking on the extreme right of the "Info" zone of the status bar at the bottom of the TablEdit window. If the file already contains such notes, this is indicated by the display of the letter "N" in the status bar.
The "Print notes" check box allows you to specify if the notes should be printed out with the tablature.
To the right of the "Print notes" check box you'll see a row of four "radio" buttons. These allow you to select the type of justification that should be used when printing the notes out. The four options are:
L = Flush Left (straight left margin, "ragged" right margin)
C = Centered
R = Flush Right (straight right margin, "ragged" left margin)
J = Justified (straight right and left margins)
Below these are two more "radio" buttons allowing you the option of printing the notes out either before or after the tablature. To force the notes to be printed on a separate page, insert a Line break (check the Page Break option) into the very last measure.
[File] (the button with an icon that looks like a little folder) allows you to import the text to be used in the main part of the dialog from an external text file. Just click on the button and select the source file using the file selector.
[<<] allows you to toggle back to the "Title Information" dialog.
TablEdit can align the lyrics of a song with the notes of the melody..
Begin by entering the lyrics in the dialogue. Clearly separate the syllables using spaces or hyphens.
1.La sou-ris a peur du chat,
le chat a peur du mo-los-se,
et le chien a peur du gos-se
qui a peur de son pa-pa
Having done this, you have to link the lyrics to the desired module (instrument).It is recommended, but not required, that you create a module dedicated to the vocal which contains only the sung notes. To assure the correct orientation of note stems, this instrument should be defined as monophonic.
1 Change the name of the instrument using '>' as a prefix (for example: ">voice")
2 Add a line just in front of the lyrics in the dialogue which includes the name of the module prefixed by ">".
>voice -10 f4
1.La sou-ris a peur du chat,
le chat a peur du mo-los-se,
et le chien a peur du gos-se
qui a peur de son pa-pa
The instrument and the lyrics are now linked. TablEdit will make the notes correspond to the syllables of the lyrics until it reaches the end of the score or the ">" character.
In order to to tell TablEdit to begin a new verse simply enter the number of the verse.
In addition, you can optionally :
| 1. | Adjust the vertical position of the lyrics. By default, the lyrics are positioned just below the classical notation. A number preceded by - causes the text to be lowered. Conversely, a number preceded by + will cause it to be raised. |
| 2. | Change the display font. By default, the font defined for "Texts 1" is used but, by entering f0 you tell TablEdit to use the first font in the font list which is that used for the tablature, itself. |
Comments:
| • | You can manage an entire choral score by creating several sections of lyrics in the dialogue. See the example given in "Lasset uns den nicht zert.tef" |
| • | After each space or hyphen, TablEdit "jumps" to the next note position. By adding spaces you can, thus, manage an instrumental score where there are more notes than syllables in the lyrics but to which you don't want to add a separate module for just the vocal part(s). |
| • | In order to display a space without the aforementioned "jump", enter a '+' sign. To display a hyphen without the "jump" enter a "_" character. To create a "jump" and display a continuous line until the following note, enter a "~" character. |
| • | You can add a chord name above a syllabe of the first line by inserting the name of the chord between brackets under the form "La [Cmin]Sou-ris...". |