Formatting for piano and voices
I'm trying to format a score for SATB with piano. I'd like the first four measures to be piano only, then add the SATB on top of the piano starting on the fifth measure. Then, I want to go back to just piano for another four measures at measure 37, then back to SATB and piano at measure 41 to the end. I cannot figure out how to get this format. I tried starting with SATB and piano and removing the voices, but it removed them for the entire piece. Then I tried adding them back in at measure 5 and they wouldn't add above the piano line, plus I kept getting doubles of each voice. I'm confused!
Comments
Start with your normal score, enter everything, and then go to Style/Edit General Style, and on the Score window check "Hide Empty Staves".
Also, use page breaks (from the Breaks and Spacers palette) to mark the beginning and end of the bits you want hidden as only a whole page-width stave gets hidden.