Can i write a single melody across 2 staves?
Hi, I got this marimba part, I'm not sure it's an actual melody but still there is only one voice, Still I think it's better to use both the violin and bass clef because the melody has a pretty wide range
. Is there any way to use both clefs for one voice? Like merging them but still being able to use them both for clarity (like I said, It wouldn't fit nice in one single clef, mainly because there are many leaps)
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Like https://musescore.org/en/handbook/cross-staff-notation?
In reply to Like https://musescore.org… by Jojo-Schmitz
Yes, basically the first screenshot is the way I arranged it before.
the second one I thought it would be more neat since it's only one voice actually, but Is there a way to get rid of the rests in the upper clef? They're unnecessary in my case since it's only one part
In reply to Yes, basically the first… by Tony Marescalco
Make them invisible
In reply to Make them invisible by Jojo-Schmitz
ok thank you. It's a little too manual but still a solution. Do you think that doing something like this is legit on paper? Maybe it's not allowed because it's technically wrong. I'd want to be sure because I'm going to attach this composition to my portfolio for college applications after it's done
In reply to ok thank you. It's a little… by Tony Marescalco
If you are making it a PDF that is viewed only, it doesn't matter how you enter it into the program as long as it looks good. If you are attaching the MuseScore or MusicXML file then you need to put the notes on their own staves. I don't blame you for wanting to make it easier to enter.
In reply to If you are making it a PDF… by mike320
Yes it would only be a PDF. You think cross-staving like I did here and deleting the rests in the upper clef is technically wrong? Like if I'm going to submit it as college application portfolio, it's advisable to input the notes in 2 separate clefs even if it logically doesn't make much sense? (It'd look a tad more messy)
In reply to Yes it would only be a PDF… by Tony Marescalco
The more I think about it the more I'm not sure. I'm not a percussionist so I don't know if Cross-staff notation is ever used for a marimba. If it is used in this way, then make the rests invisible and it will be good. This would be very acceptable on a harp but less so on a piano (due to the missing rests), but different instruments have different expectations.
As I said, I'm not a percussionist, but I've seen single staff marimba music. Putting this on a single staff with ledger lines is not out of the question. I know you don't like the idea, but in your excerpt the number of ledger lines would not be more than is seen in violin music and the jumps are irrelevant.
In reply to The more I think about it… by mike320
ok thank you for helping me out