Adjust The Duration Of A Clip

I've tried everything I know to try, and I've research all over the internet -- but I can't find anything that tells me how to adjust the length of a clip to match what I want it to be. Here's the deal:
1. I have a 12 second clip that I want to "stretch" to match some music.
2. I've set markers in my timeline at the points I want the video to span.
3. I'm needing to span 15 seconds -- 3 more than the actual footage.
4. The User Guide says to just grab the edge and drag the slip to the length I want, BUT IT WON'T WORK. I can make it less than the 12 seconds, but not more.
The only way I see to get the vid to be the length I want is to keep changing the speed by % increments until it lands as close to my marker as possible. This method totally ***** because it isn't as accurate.
So, how can I drop a clip between 2 markers and make the video span the length?

Tom is right, if you are referring to extending the clip to fit your requirements. If you want to actually have the clip start and end at the same time in your footage, but span a longer length, you MUST change the speed. No other way to do it.

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