Until someone gives you a more detailed response, have a look at "multipoint controller" to create the differences. Once you do it for a group of notes, you can copy/paste the group elsewhere, and move the note pitches as needed.

Both reply 1 and reply 2 are good advice.  I find MPC's hard to understand, however, and I'm not sure if the use of the accent > really gives as much expression as Don wants.

Another way, then, similar to both these techniques, is to just use hidden dynamics.

Put f or ff immediately before the first note in the group, then hide it.  Then put p or pp immediately before the second note, and hide it.  MPC is probably preferable, but as I say, I am never sure I can handle the MPC.

Since it will be tedious to do the exercise many times, I agree the copying of the figure, and adjusting the pitch as needed, is a good approach.

Thanks to all that have suggested a solution.

I have found that the multi-point converter allows me control over the volume of  a note from silent to full volume.  Range to use is 0-127