Problem with Key Signatures on Clarinet
Hi everyone.
This is my problem.
I've created a new score for Bb Clarinet. The problem appears when I try to add a key signature.
Instead of one sharp (#), there are three (###)... and so on.
This problem happen with all instruments except with Treble Clef template.
Thanks.
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The key signatures in the palette are concert pitch. You need to transpose this key signature to match the clarinet
In reply to The key signatures in the by underquark
There's a reason why the B-flat Clarinet is called B-flat. It's because its actual sounding note is B-flat when it plays a C. The B-flat Clarinet is not tuned in concert pitch. To correct this problem, find the "concert pitch" button near the top part of the software screen and click it.
In reply to There's a reason why the by Elwin
Thanks!
I've solved the problem.
This intentionally, because Bb Clarinet is a transposing instrument
In reply to This intentionally, because by Jojo-Schmitz
In other words, drag an F key sig to give a Bb transposing instrument a G key sig.
And the reason for this, btw, is that one would almost never be creating a score for clarinet alone - scores involving clarinet almsot always have other instruments too. And each instrument needs its own key signature. So rather than force you to drag each individual key signature to each individual staff, you simply drag the concert key and it automatically applies to all instruments in the score.
I ask because in the previous version I didn't have this problem.
I'll try the solutions.
Thanks to all.
In reply to I ask because in the previous by BbClarinetto
Indeed, in MuseScore 1.3, if you had a score for multiple instruments, you had to laboriously copy the key signasture to each staff one by one, and hop you got the transposition correct. This was a major problem that 2.0 solves - you now have to add the key signatrue jsut once and it automatically applies to all staves. It's an enormous improvement that saves much time and prevent many mistakes. But the tradeoff is indeed that you have to add the *concert* key, not the transposed key.
In reply to Indeed, in MuseScore 1.3, if by Marc Sabatella
With the answer of Isaac Ingles I've solved the problem. Now I understand what means concert pitch on musescore.
Thanks.
Those of us use to the transpositions, or write by hand, try to think of the Bb clarinet as tenor clef an octave up. :)
In reply to Those of us use to the by Joshua Pettus
Doesn't really work because of key signatures.
In reply to Doesn't really work because by Isaac Weiss
well you still have to apply the transposed key signature. But you know the key of Bb has a Bb and a Eb
In reply to well you still have to apply by Joshua Pettus
Actually my brain was indeed going from concert pitch to sounding, To go from written to concert pitch you have to think alto up an octive and raise the key signature sharp 2. so from G to A. Eb to F so forth.. It is indeed a bit to keep track, but I have seen people get good at it.
In reply to Actually my brain was indeed by Joshua Pettus
I just think about it as a whole step away from concert pitch, in treble clef, with two flats added to the key signature. ;-)
In reply to I just think about it as a by Isaac Weiss
What do you do when it's already transposed? How about a French Horn? ;) My point is knowing your C-clefs can really help.