D Minor key signature keeps showing up as F major
I'm trying to make a piece in D Minor, but when I drag over the key signature into the music area, it keeps switching to F Major. Then, I tried dragging the D Minor back over that staff bar, but it won't change. I'm not sure how to fix this.
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D minor is the relative minor of F Major and therefore the key signatures should be identical - one flat (B flat). What difference are you expecting to see?
In reply to D minor is the relative… by SteveBlower
When I drag over the D Minor key signature (it does have one b flat), it randomly switches into a G Major (one F sharp) I'm not sure why.
In reply to When I drag over the D Minor… by mike1234512345
Sorry, I think I got confused between F Major and G Major, what's happening is that I drag over D Minor and it switches to G Major randomly.
In reply to Sorry, I think I got… by mike1234512345
I guess you're using a transposing instrument, transposing by a major second, like a Bb-Clarinet
In reply to I guess you're using a… by Jojo-Schmitz
Could you elaborate? I found that by dragging C minor into this instrument (its trumpet), it turns to D minor?
In reply to Could you elaborate? I found… by mike1234512345
Trumpet too is a transposing instrument, transposing by a major second
In reply to Sorry, I think I got… by mike1234512345
What instrument are you applying the key signature to? If it is a transposing instrument in Bb and if you are not viewing at concert pitch (i e. the concert pitch button in the tool bar is not selected) then what you are seeing is correct. You apply the concert pitch key signature (D minor) and Musescore automatically shows the correct transposed key signature in this case E minor (one sharp).
In reply to What instrument are you… by SteveBlower
I'm applying it to a trumpet.
In reply to Sorry, I think I got… by mike1234512345
If so the piece needs to be in c-minor (3 flats), for the clarinet or trumpet to show in d-minor (one flat)
In reply to If so the piece needs to be… by Jojo-Schmitz
Ah thank you. I never realized that both transposed.