Symbol for a2
In writing wind band scores, I often need to mark passages a2 for instruments on shared staves. I could do with having this as a palette symbol, or keyboard shortcut, to speed up input. I usually enter this text in italic form, so have to use the inspector panel as well.
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In reply to See: https://musescore.org… by Shoichi
Hello Shoichi
I'm trying to find a symbol for the instruction "a2". I'm guessing that there isn't one in Musescore, but there should be.
In reply to Hello Shoichi I'm trying to… by pmunro361
"a2" doesn’t look like any special symbol, but like a simple text to me. What is an 'instruction' of "a2" supposed to tell the reader/musician?
The opposite of a "divisi" (there are symbol for that, diagonal arrows)?
In reply to "a2" doesn’t look like any… by Jojo-Schmitz
> What is an 'instruction' of "a2" supposed to tell the reader/musician?
![a2.png]( "a2.png")
If it is still interesting for you:
This is an excerpt from a trumpet part in the conductor's score. The voices for trumpet 1 & 2 are written on the same staff and it means that only one trumpet should play here. [Edit: that is wrong - see below]
Sometimes parts are also written this way.
In reply to > What is an 'instruction'… by HildeK
I'd interprete it as both should play a deux
In reply to I'd interprete it as both… by Jojo-Schmitz
I'd be a deux with Jojo on that.
In reply to I'd be a deux with Jojo on… by SteveBlower
;-)
In reply to ;-) by Jojo-Schmitz
OK. Mea culpa.
Thanks both for the correction! So I have learned something.
In reply to Hello Shoichi I'm trying to… by pmunro361
I have a custom palette I call "Text commands" where I have put things like "a2," "unis." "divisi" and other common text items. I also included things like "sord" and "open" with the staff text properties set properly for the function. This allows me to add these texts to several notes at once if I need to.
In reply to I have a custom palette I… by mike320
Mike, that's great! I had no idea you could drag some text into a palette in that way. I just tried it and it works perfectly. Like you, I created a custom palette for text. Life is going to be much easier for me now. Thanks a lot!
In reply to I have a custom palette I… by mike320
How do you put those commands in the palette?
In reply to How do you put those… by Robert Hoskins
MS3 Handbook:
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/palettes
MS4 Handbook:
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/4/using-palettes
In reply to How do you put those… by Robert Hoskins
Yes, I don't understand this. Why can't I just select an empty box and type in a text command? How do I get "a2," "unison," "div.," etc. into the palette? Strange that MuseScore doesn't have "a2" and "div." when these are so common. When I drag a different text element into the palette and go to its properties submenu (really...? Must there be so menu diving?) to change the name, nothing happens. Come on, MuseScore. Just let us type our text element into the little box!
In reply to Yes, I don't understand this… by griffinetsabi
What is common about "a2"?
Anyway, what's difficult about creating a staff text "div." or "a2"?
And what's difficult about putting them into a custom palette?
In reply to Yes, I don't understand this… by griffinetsabi
The advantage of being able to drag something into the palette is that you are not limited to text - you can add ANY of the symbols from the Master Palette, or one that you have customised.
Mike320 has offered the solution and just what I had hoped for. But thanks to all other responses.