Removing key signature changes from the end of barlines
Good day.
I am new to using MuseScore.
I find it very annoying that MuseScore automatically adds key signature changes to ends of barlines and am wondering if there is a way to disable that functionality completely. None of the scores I have seen in my life have ever had this. Is there a way around it besides making barlines and sharp/flat symbols invisible? I am simply trying to write down a set of scales for the saxophone.
The big band preset has a layout similar to the one I am looking for, but I have no idea how to replicate it.
Thank you very much in advance for your help.
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Deselect in style->general-page "Create courtesy key signature", see: https://musescore.org/en/handbook/layout-and-formatting#style-edit-gene…
In reply to Deselect in style->general… by kuwitt
Thank you! This solved the problem. Totally not obvious...
Now I'll have to figure out how to replicate the big band template setup from a blank document.
In reply to Thank you! This solved the… by GoreGrindGeek
Open this template and customize it for your needs. For example use edit->instruments... (or shortcut "i") to add or remove instruments.
In reply to Open this template and… by kuwitt
Would it be possible to recreate the layout from within a blank document? What shortcuts and editing options would I have to learn?
Thank you once more for being so helpful and answering my question that quickly.
In reply to Would it be possible to… by GoreGrindGeek
You've to load the style "Jazz.mss" to your score, see: https://musescore.org/en/handbook/layout-and-formatting#save-and-load-s….
You should find this file somewhere in your program folder, where MuseScore is installed. Alternatively save the style from the template in your user folder (see link above for saving a style) and load it with your new score.
In reply to You've to load the style … by kuwitt
Thank you.
"No items match your search". Are you sure it's not an .mscz file from within the templates folder?
In reply to Thank you. "No items match… by GoreGrindGeek
No, I'm talking about a mss-file. As mentioned inside the handbook, you can customize and save all settings (general settings, page settings and text styles) into a mss-file and use it again for other scores. Attached the style settings from the big band template. Save it and load it for your score via style->load style...
To be clear though: these are absolutely standard if a piece of music changes key at the start of a system, and these "courtesy key signatures" are required by the normal rules of music notation. So if you've been reading published music that changes keys, you've definitely seen them. You just might not have noticed them :-)
However, it is true that when creating scale sheets as opposed to normal music, you might not want them in that particular case. So indeed you would want to disable them (via Style / General / Page) for that particular "score". But you definitely don't want to disable them for all scores, because again, for "normal" music they are absolutely required.
Not sure what you mean about the big band preset; it definitely does not disable these, nor can I see why you'd be wanting to use that if you're just writing music for saxophone.
In reply to To be clear though: these… by Marc Sabatella
You're right, now that you mention it. Thank you so much for your input!
I was thinking about putting each key signature into a separate instrument and then grouping particular ones similarly to how it's done within that particular template, if it makes any sense.
P.S. I knew your name seemed familiar! I am a huge fan of your jazz improvisation materials.
In reply to You're right, now that you… by GoreGrindGeek
Thanks :-)
I think, though, you are misunderstanding how the big band template works. It doesn't put each key signature into a separate instrument - it uses separate instruments with the same key signature. Sure, because of the transpositions involved, some of those might show with two or three extra sharps, but still, there are a total of three different keys displayed, not all twelve keys. I suppose you could try to create a template that has twleve instruments and set each in Staff Properties to have a different transposition, then you could enter a scale on one line, copy and paste it to the others, and you'd see it transposed appropriately. But that's the wrong way to do it. You don't want to play (or hear - imagine playback!) all twelve scales at once; you want them one at a time. So you don't want one system of twelve staves; you want one staff with twelve systems (eg, one right after the other). There is no need to create a template for this because you wouldn't normally need more than one such scale sheet. Unless, I suppose, you are planning to do one for each of the various scales used in jazz. But even then, better to just make copies of the score then re-enter the notes as needed. And really, other than the major and minor scales, using key signatures is just misleading.