Show sharp and flat signs throughout song

Given the following example prerequisites:

     • you have a museScore .mscz document in the key of E, meaning
     • the E key signature (4 starts) is set at the start of the score
     • you have entered a scale (or melody largely conforming to the E major scale.)

... you'll see:

     • 4 sharps at the start of each line (in order: F, C, G and D)
     • Any time there's an F#, C#, G# or D# in the score MuseScore will not display those sharp signs
       (which is in accord with standard practice, because they're implicit throughout by the signature)

However, it sounds like want to see the F#, C#, G# or D# accidentals throughout the score anyway. Which I can see as a worthy educational cause.

There are a couple of ways to instantaneously achieve your goal, but with the following suggestions your score will no longer show the key signature.

Select the first measure of the score (or wherever you want the effect to begin)

a) set the key signature to C —i.e. no sharps or flats

— or —

b) set the key signature to Open/Atonal — depicted in the Key Signature palette by a large gray X instead of sharps or flats

I don't know a way to achieve this effect while simultaneously retaining the E key signature. But there may be a way. If so, perhaps someone else can contribute a solution.

scorster

Write everything in the key of "C".

If you use transposing instruments you will have to alter the key signatures for those.