Invisible Key Signatures

• Nov 25, 2021 - 15:35

Question: Regarding item 2 below, can I do anything to solve the problem, or does MuseScore have to work on a solution?

Solution (Update): While creating this post, I discovered a solution. However, I encourage MuseScore to work on a more permanent solution.

Situation: In bars 23-26 of the first movement, I added invisible key signatures to make the trills play correctly in minor mode. I had 2 problems:

When creating parts, at the end of a system, MuseScore showed the invisible key signature and added a double bar line immediately to the left. (I did not add a system break.) To solve the problem, on my computer, in page view, I hid the key signature and changed the double bar line to a single bar line.
On musescore.com, the website showed the invisible key signature at bar 24. (A system ends after bar 23. I did not add a system break.) While creating this post, to solve the problem, on my computer, in page view, I hid the key signature. To emphasize, I discovered the solution after switching from continuous view to page view.

jeetee

Doesn't unchecking "show courtesy" work to prevent the courtesy key signatures from showing up?

jeetee

In addition, any reason you're not using the hidden note technique from the howto (https://musescore.org/en/node/277181) to adjust trill playback?

sfgraf

Thank you for your reply. When I saw the howto, I remembered reading it.

Pros:

For playback, the solution in the howto works.
Unlike hidden key signature changes, the solution doesn't needlessly break up multimeasure rests in parts.

Cons:

I don't consider the solution musical.
If the hidden note comes again later in the bar, you have to add the accidental for appearance. See, for example, the visible C natural on beat 3 in bar 23 of either clarinet part.

I hope our exchange will help other MuseScore users, too.