How to create hybrid concert percussion staff?
First, thank you, the program is really amazing!
I am writing a Symphonie, and I am writing the parts of the three percussionists. For each one, I use a "Percussion Staff", which allows me to add different unpitched percussions to their parts.
Problem is: I can't find a way to add pitched percussion like Xylophon or Glockenspiel. Is there a way to create an hybrid staff that allows me to mix pitched and unpitched percussion?
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See: https://musescore.org/en/node/22930#comment-725691
HTH
In reply to See: https://musescore.org… by Shoichi
The resource is already available? Where can I find it?
In reply to The resource is already… by Yuri Stremel
It's available in the alpha version of MuseScore 3 but IMHO still way to buggy to use. And, afaik, you can't switch from normal staff to a drum staff.
Meanwhile, best method is to simply have two staves, add notes as appropriate to each, and use Style / "General / Hide empty staves" so that only the active one is visible at any given point.
You and I are discovering the same problem at the same Yuri. I am making a second score and transferring all the unpitched percussion onto the relevant pitched lines (then deleting/hiding the unpitched lines). It won't be quite as pretty as the real thing and I will still have to use the other score for playback, but I can, at least show everything in the right percussion part.
Good luck & let me know if you find a better solution!
In reply to You and I are discovering… by Richard J Glazier
Can you explain what made you decide not to simply use the "Hide empty staves" I suggested above? That should work as well and be much easier.
In reply to Can you explain what made… by Marc Sabatella
If a percussionist is using a unpitched percussion, his Staff uses the Percussion Clef. If this same percussionist needs to change to a pitched percussion (Ex: Triangle > Xylophon), it's not possible to add a Treble Clef on the staff or vice versa, for example (Or is it?)
In reply to If a percussionist is using… by Yuri Stremel
Precisely - which is is why I suggested using two different staves, then using "Hide empty staves" to make it appear as one. Should work just fine, so I'm wondering if someone has tried it and experienced problems?