Leger (ledger) lines bug in parts vs score
I'm transcribing some Christmas carols for a small and very eclectic school orchestra. I've got it all looking and playing ok (I think!) on the main score tab (and all the other separate instrument tabs) but when I look at the tab with the separate tenor horn part (which is an E flat instrument), the notes do not appear the same as on the main version where all the parts are shown together - they're up on bizarre multiple leger (ledger) lines.
I'm assuming it's something to do with the way I've set up the parts / instruments / transposing but can't work out what I might have done wrong.
Musescore file attached.
Would really appreciate help, please!
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| Silent Night.mscz | 27.32 KB |
Comments
Instrument transpositions are already set up in MuseScore.
How exactly did you enter the Eb horn? Did you use concert pitch?
See:
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/concert-pitch
and:
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/transposition#transposing-instruments
Have a look/listen: Silent Night_w_parts.mscz
Regards.
In reply to Instrument transpositions… by Jm6stringer
I set it up as a piano part (because I couldn't see how to set it to be a bass clef otherwise) then moved all the notes down three semitones and went into stave properties to set it to sound three semitones up from what was written. Thank you for what looks like the solution - I'll have to make sure I set it up with the correct instruments next time!
In reply to I set it up as a piano part … by [DELETED] 28913896
For future reference, the way to choose instruments when you create a new score is to simply click Choose Instruments in the Create New Score wizard that appears on File / New. If you do try changing transposition after setting up the score, do try to do it before entering notes, and certainly before creating parts. If you do wait until after generating parts, you will need to do it again there. But chances are good you'll have already entered notes incorrectly if the transposition wasn't right from the beginning. In your case, you used augmented second instead of minor third, which is going to result in some very strange spellings as you flip concert pitch on and off.