Multiple staves but not on the entire page
I need to create a part on which SOME of the lines will include a double stave (treble/bass, as in a piano part) but the rest will be only single stave. It seems I can only do one or the other. Is this doable?
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Use "Hide empty staves"
I have a similar problem - a choral piece of soloist(s), S, A, T & B & Piano (s&b) - for various segments of the score I wish to selectively vary the "voices" which are displayed...
I have tried the "Hide empty staves" with no success... pls - have I to write the whole piece and then remove the empty staves? - surely there is an easier solution? - I would be greatful if someone could point me in the right direction! - Thank you.
In reply to I have a similar problem - a… by Bebbspoke
The idea behind "Hide empty staves" is to hide staves with no notes on them AFTER the score is entered. Once you're finished entering the score, if you have a staff with, for example, one measure at the beginning or end of a staff for the Tenor, then you need to adjust the systems so the measure will move. The most likely ways to do this are using system break (from the breaks & spacers palette) or using the { to reduce the width of some of the measures.
If you have a long section without one of the voices and you just don't want to see it for a while, use i to open the instruments dialog and uncheck visible, just remember to check it when you finish entering the score.
One further note, it's advisable to enter the score in continuous view so the layout does not continually change and the view will jump around much less. After the score is entered, worry about how it will look on pages for printing.
I had not known of 'hide empty staves' until the responses to this post. It worked fine for my purposes, although the process does seem a bit convoluted... Thank you for the assistance!
In reply to I had not known of 'hide… by NeiltheKVeg
You get used to how it works after using it a few times.
In reply to You get used to how it works… by mike320
May be one will get used to it (eventually)... but a query in a similar situation; - pls, how does one ADD further staves to an existing score - e.g. to edit to include a descant stave? - thank you.
In reply to May be one will get used to… by Bebbspoke
To add a staff see: https://musescore.org/en/handbook/create-new-score#change-Instrument-se…
Above if you're looking for creating an ossia, here is a "how to": https://musescore.org/en/node/46236
In reply to May be one will get used to… by Bebbspoke
@Bebbspoke
If you just want to add another stave (e.g. Descant, Bass 2), then use "Edit > Instruments..." and choose your extra voice or instrument. After that you can move the new stave up to the required position on the score page.
In reply to @Bebbspoke… by DanielR
Daniel et al,
Thank you all for your suggestions & methodologies - much appreciated!