Font size synchronizing between score and parts

• Aug 19, 2025 - 08:44

Hi there! I am creating a marching band template for myself to do arrangements and compositions. I have my score formatting all set, and I am beginning on setting up my part formatting. Once issue I'm running into is that the font sizes for title, subtitle, and tempo are completely synchronized between the score and parts. I would like the parts to have a smaller font size for those text items, but when I change it in the part is changes it in the score, and vice versa. I can deselect "Synchronize with main score: Text", and that solves the issue, but then I can't change the title without needing to manually change it for every part.

Does anyone know of a fix for this issue? I just want the title, subtitle, and tempo markings to be a smaller font in the parts without changing the font size in the main score. I've attached a score with a piccolo part where you can recreate the issue.

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• Aug 19, 2025 - 13:52

1) Edit the main score, proceed to "Format->Styles->Textstyles" (bottom left menu) and apply all desired Fonts and sizes for Title, Subtitle, Tempo etc.

2) Save the Styles into a file, we call it band.mss

3) Edit a part (Piccolo for example), again proceed to "Format->Styles->Textstyles" and again apply all desired Fonts and sizes.

4) Save the Styles again into a file, we call it band-parts.mss

Later on load band.mss as Style into the main score, then create the part(s), and finally load band-parts.mss into the part(s).

I also tried to apply the Styles into Edit->Preferences->Score, but for an unknown reason it did not work. Maybe it works for you.

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