Transposing to alto clef
I have searched to manual for help in writing for viola. If I write the viola part in the treble clef, is there an automatic way to convert the system to the alto clef? Or, must I use the transpose menu to raise the clef by 11 steps and then drag in the alto clef symbol?
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If you write it in treble clef, just drag the alto clef over and it will get transposed automatically.
To be clear: this isn't transposing at all, the transpose menu should definitely not be involved in any way. Transposing involves changing the pitch. You want to *keep* the pitch, just change the clef. So indeed, just change the clef and the notes automatically adjust so that the pitch stays the same.
In reply to To be clear: this isn't by Marc Sabatella
I would LOVE to know how to change the clef to alto, please! How do I find this option?
In reply to I would LOVE to know how to… by Eiress
See https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/clefs
Until I got used to the alto clef, I used the 8vb treble clef (the one with an 8 under it in the advanced palette) to write my viola music. When all of my music was written I replaced the treble with the alto clef and all the notes automatically moved down 1 spot on the clef.