Twice The Flats In My Key Signature
Hello, MuseScorers,
I'll start with the point, then provide detail.
THE QUESTION: on the attached score which is in Eb, six flats are showing up in the PDF-able file. How can I get it to display just three?
I'm a singer who leads a jazz band, and I'm new to MuseScore and, frankly, music notation. I hired someone with knowledge of both to digitize some charts from the Real Vocal Books so I can change the key at will in MuseScore. It's going great. The only issue I have is this one score. My pro says the doubling up of the flats is due to the accompaniment rhythm which is (quite rightly) displayed, and that the only way to eliminate the three misleading flats is to remove the rhythm entirely.
I mean, it seems like it ought to be possible to iron this out somehow, or if the software literally cannot do this, I should bring this to someone's attention, am I right? Or is all as it should be and it's me and my musicians who are just experiencing a teachable moment?
Thanks in advance for any pointers.
J
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Comments
Right-click on the "rhythm" stave, select Stave/Part properties and go into the Advanced button. Uncheck Show key signature.
In reply to Right-click on the "rhythm"… by underquark
"I hired someone with knowledge of both", but not enough knowledge of Musescore it seems - ask for a discount!
In reply to "I hired someone with… by SteveBlower
Interesting technique to show & play the chord rhythm nevertheless.
In reply to Interesting technique to… by rothers
I'd probably have used a second voice, place on Bb5, made the notes non-playing. Less need for spacers then. But, there's more than one way to skin a cat, as they say (as to why they say this?).
This is the key signature of the upper staff, which you have made almost invisible and moved close to the lower staff with a staff spacer.
Drag the atonal or Cmaj key into the upper staff while holding down the Ctrl key. This local signature has no effect on the chords and you have no notes on the staff.