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scores to avoid excess ledger lines, but do not require those clef changes in their transposed
pitch parts.
By default, all clefs appear in all layouts.
PROCEDURE
1. Select the clefs or signposts of clefs you want to hide/show according to the layout
transposition.
2. In the Properties panel, activate Show for transposition in the Clefs group.
3. Choose one of the following options:
● Concert Pitch
● Transposing Pitch
RESULT
The selected clefs only appear in layouts with the corresponding transposition. In layouts where
clefs are hidden, they are indicated by signposts.
Hidden clefs have no effect on note and staff spacing.
RELATED LINKS
Making layouts transposing/concert pitch on page 127
Signposts on page 349
Input methods for clefs and octave lines on page 256
Changing the octave of clefs
You can change the octave transposition of individual clefs, for example, to accommodate
different horn and bass clarinet transposition conventions. You can change the octaves of clefs in
concert pitch and transposed pitch layouts independently.
PREREQUISITE
● If you want to change the octave of initial clefs, you have input clefs at the start of each ow
or overridden the default clefs in the required layouts.
● You have opened a layout with the required transposition in the music area. For example,
if you want to change the octave of clefs in concert pitch, you have opened a concert pitch
layout.
PROCEDURE
1.
Select the clefs whose octave you want to change.
2.
In the Properties panel, activate Octave shift in the Clefs group.
3.
Change the value in the value eld.
RESULT
The octave of the selected clefs is changed in all layouts with the same transposition. For
example, 1 shifts clefs up one octave, and -1 shifts clefs down one octave.
The pitches of notes on the staves of the selected clefs are adjusted automatically. For example,
if you shift a clef up one octave, notes after the clef appear an octave lower than they do without
the octave shift.
Clefs
Changing the octave of clefs
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