This piece is in A ♭ major, so you need to input a key signature.Īll new Dorico projects start with no time signature by default. Popovers are temporary value fields that appear above the staff and allow you to input different items and perform tasks using text entries.Īll new projects in Dorico start with no key signature, which is treated as atonal, that is, without an implied tonality. The following tasks take you through inputting the notes and notation items required for this piano piece, with a separate task for each item for clarity, although Dorico is designed so that you can also input most items at the same time as inputting notes and other notations: you don’t have to stop note input to add a dynamic, for example.ĭuring the following tasks, you will be using popovers to input notations such as key signatures and dynamics. Now that you have set up your project, you can start writing the music. To walk you through setting up the project for this solo piano piece, the following tasks cover starting a new project, adding a piano to it, and deleting the spare part layout. Welcome to this First Steps guide, which we have created to help you get started with Dorico by taking you through all the steps necessary to create and prepare a short piano piece followed by an extract of a blues song.