Clef change in the middle of a measure?
Hi folks,
I'm re-transcribing someone's piano music (but I am not a pianist, so sorry if I describe this wrong).
They have a long run of ascending 16th notes that start quite low and end well into treble territory, all meant to be played by right hand. The way they wrote it out is with a bass clef at the start of the bar, but then partway through the bar there is a treble clef inserted (so say, the first 8 notes are notated in bass, and then the rest of the bar is in treble) . I imagine all done to conserve our precious non-renewable ledger line resources.
I already know I can change clef anytime I like at the start of a bar, and then back again just as easily at the end, but I haven't been able to figure this one out. The best workaround I can think of is to split the 1x 4/4 bar into 2x 2/4 bars, but that would add to the total measure count which is undesirable for this project. Anyone know how to change clefs halfway through a measure? I don't care if it doesn't work on playback.
Thanks for your consideration and time.
-R
Comments
I did not understand much :( but take a look here: https://musescore.org/en/handbook/clef#mid-measure-clef
and here: https://musescore.org/en/handbook/cross-staff-beaming
In reply to I did not understand much :( by Shoichi
Thank you very much, the first link you shared had exactly the info I was searching for. Much appreciated!
Drag the appropriate clef from the palette onto the note, or click the note first and double-click the clef.
In reply to Drag the appropriate clef by worldwideweary
Brilliant, exactly what I was hoping for, thank you very much!
In reply to Drag the appropriate clef by worldwideweary
perfect, super easy and intuitive!
When i drag to a note on the bass clef it goes up to the treble. I don't know why.
In reply to When i drag to a note on the… by agitated_cat
Select the note (or measure) where you want the clef to go and double click the clef in the palette.
In reply to Select the note (or measure… by mike320
My method is the easiest to explain. I usually drag them but advise people having problems to select a note and double click.
In reply to When i drag to a note on the… by agitated_cat
But dragging should work too. Just be sure the note highlights when you drop it. Also be sure the note isn't actually on the treble staff (eg, using cross-staff notation).
In reply to But dragging should work too… by Marc Sabatella
Oh. that's what i was doing wrong.