Changing clef for entire score
I wrote a long score using treble and bass clefs. I want to convert the viola part to the viola clef. When I drag the viola clef symbol a measure right over the treble clef symbol, it only changes the clef on that page or it places the alto clef symbol at the end of a measure. How to I change the viola part for the entire score from treble to alto clef?
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With https://musescore.org/en/handbook/clefs#add (method 2) it should work as expected. If not attache your score, you've trouble with.
In reply to With https://musescore.org… by kuwitt
I dragged it onto the first measure. It worked for many bars, then the treble clef re-appeared. I will be sending you a file shortly. Thanks for your willingness to help.
In reply to I dragged it onto the first… by fredcooper46
Maybe there's a additional treble clef somewhere in a measure of your staff, which you've to delete. Yes, the attached file would be good to see, what's going wrong.
In reply to I dragged it onto the first… by fredcooper46
For checking this out you could select a clef, then right click->select->more->same staff and delete it.
Then try to drag the new clef onto the first measure or the clef of the first measure again.
In reply to I dragged it onto the first… by fredcooper46
Indeed, a clef change if only good up until the next existing clef change. So if your score started with bass and then changed to treble at bar 17, replacing the first bass with tenor would only affect bars 1-16 - bar 17 would still start with treble.
Could also be that you are actually looking at two different staves entirely, and use of "Hide empty staves" is fooling you into thinking you are looking at the same staff.
As mentioned, only way for us to do better than guess is to attach your score and steps to reproduce the problem.
Just drag it onto the first measure