adding accompaniment staves
I wrote an anthem without accompaniment. Now I want to add it. I found how to add a stave to a measure, but not the whole document. also how to hide staves, not add them. it should be easy - so I must me missing something. Please help.
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I found how to add a stave to a measure, but not the whole document
Mind to explain that? As far as I can tell this is plain impossible, only the opposite is.
also how to hide staves
That though indeed is possible and might give the impression you added a staff only to one system?
It's actually impossible to add a stave to a measure without adding to the whole score. But since you mention hidden staves, it could be you added the staff to the whole score but hid it everywhere else, as Jojo suggests. Hard to say without seeing the score. If you attach it, we can understand and assist better.
In reply to It's actually impossible to… by Marc Sabatella
I started this piece with only the two staves you see. I wanted to add the two accompaniment staves now. To the whole document. Take a Deep Breath.pdf I suppose I should have started with all the staves and hidden the ones I did not need - I was always thinking of opening a new file with all the staves and doing a cut and paste of the choir part onto it. joyce
In reply to I started this piece with… by noelstar1225
That's not the score we've been asking for, just a (glorified) picture of it
In reply to I started this piece with… by noelstar1225
It does look like a Piano though, one instrument with two staves. Not 2 'instruments, Soprano/Alto and Tenor/Bass. That would have a square bracket instead of a curly brace and would not have the barlines between the staves.
But just add a Piano, enter the notes, then use "Format > Style > Score > Hide empty staves"
In reply to It does look like a Piano… by Jojo-Schmitz
thank you - i'll try that today. joyce
In reply to thank you - i'll try that… by noelstar1225
well, i've tried that but can't find where to add piano - i know i set up the music incorrectly using piano staff instead of voice. I'm so used to Finale - add and delete were easy, but i really like musescore - my old old finale would not let me use 6/4 as a time signature!But i think i'll just start a new file for the piece with the piano part - i wan't planning on doiing so when I wrote it, but i'll eventually retire and the next director will want the piano part. thank you for your help. I'll eventually feel more able to use musescore.joyce
In reply to well, i've tried that but… by noelstar1225
Press i and in that dialog add instrumens
In reply to Press i and in that dialog… by Jojo-Schmitz
thank you , thank you, thank you!!!!!