While entering the ‘up bow’ and ‘down bow’ markings of the strings, I find it much easier to enter them at one go across several staves (since the string section usually maintain the same bow directions) or over several notes. But it does not work, e.g.
(1) In Write mode, select a note, then select the same position over several staves. Set ‘up bow’ (or ‘down bow’). Result: only the note in the first stave is marked (instead of all notes at this position).
(2) In Write mode, over a single stave, select several individual single notes at different time locations, then apply ‘up bow’ (or ‘down bow’). Result: all notes between the first selected note and last selected note are marked (instead of the individually selected ones).
I hope future release of Dorico will include these functions to make marking of up bow/down bow easier.
You’re correct about the current limitations of playing techniques. Until such time, with a playing technique selected, alt-click will duplicate it elsewhere as needed.
In Finale Down Bow was click on the note holding D. Up bow was click on the note holding U. To type a number, it was a click on the note holding the number.
Is there an equivalent shortcut in Dorico? As a teacher, I need to mark a lot of bowings and fingerings!
Bowings are playing techniques. (shift-P upbow and shift-P downbow)
Fingerings are fingerings(!) (shift-F 1) [fingerings might seem complicated for string players because they also handle piano and guitar fingerings]
There are a number of ways to speed up bowing… simplest is to select (say) a downbow and use alt-click to paste it onto other notes.
That is very disappointing. The idea of typing the word downbow/upbow every time I need a bow marking (every measure or so) is pretty dreadful.
I am not sure I understand the shortcut you’ve recommended.
You only need to type up and Dorico will find the upbow technique.
alt-click: If you select an existing upbow mark you can apply it to lots of different places simply by holding down alt (or opt if your on Mac) and clicking each note where you want another upbow mark. It is insanely fast!