To add pause markers for cadenzas

Cadenzas are unaccompanied passages performed by the soloist. You can use a Foot Pedal marker inserted during the cadenza, and then a Resume marker after the cadenza to ensure the accompaniment resumes in coordination with the soloist (upon receiving a foot pedal message).

To specify this effect with the Add SmartMusic Marker plug-in, place the Wait for Foot Pedal marker on the note you want the accompaniment to resume. The Resume and Reset Tempo marker is added for you automatically. See Wait for Foot Pedal dialog box.

To add a pause marker for a cadenza manually with expressions:

1. Add a Wait for Foot Pedal marker near the beginning of the cadenza.
2. Add a Resume marker and Reset Tempo marker over the first beat following the cadenza. It is best to place the Wait for Foot Pedal early in the cadenza to ensure the soloist does not ‘catch up’ to the accompaniment (which continues in tempo until reaching the ‘Wait for’ marker, or any of the pause markers). In this cadenza, note that the pitch C appears after the Wait for Foot Pedal marking, which is also the pitch of the Resume note immediately after the cadenza. If there was not a C in the cadenza, a Wait for Note On marker could be added instead of Wait for Foot Pedal so pressing the foot pedal would not be necessary during the performance. See To pause for accompaniment rests or held notes.

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