Clef Between Grace Notes

• Oct 6, 2015 - 19:45
Type
Functional
Frequency
Few
Severity
S5 - Suggestion
Status
active
Regression
No
Workaround
Yes
Project
MuseScore

Currently, it is impossible to put a clef between a grace note and the principal note. This feature request is to allow specifically that, because there is no clean way to do this outside of absurd usage of invisible notes that would generally have the end result looking really ugly. See the attachment for an example.

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• Apr 29, 2021 - 20:20

Found the following workaround, specifically for acciaccatura/appoggiatura figures (grace notes with slash):

  1. Insert clef change and first note after clef change. In the attached picture, this is the D in treble clef.
  2. Add grace note directly to the note after the clef change. Set it to the note you wish to play, even if it is several octaves away. In the attached picture, this is the B-flat in bass clef.
  3. Set all grace note elements except the slash as invisible by pressing "V" or by unchecking "Visible" in the Inspector. Then, select the slash and uncheck "Automatic placement" in the Inspector.
  4. Select the clef change and uncheck "Automatic placement" in the Inspector.
  5. Add a quaver grace note (after) to the note before the clef change. Set it to the note you wish to display, including any accidentals.
  6. Select the grace note you just created. In the Inspector, uncheck "Play" and "Automatic placement".
  7. Using the Inspector, align the elements as necessary using "X offset". In my particular case, the clef required an X offset of 3.5 sp, while the muted grace note required a Chord X offset of 2.5 sp, though it may be different in your case. Make sure "Automatic placement" is unchecked!
  8. Select the slash from the first grace note. Use the arrow keys to align it with the muted grace note before the clef change.
  9. Select the muted grace note. Press "S" to create a slur. Move or modify the slur as necessary to avoid interference with the clef.

You should be left with something that looks like the attached picture.

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• Oct 27, 2024 - 01:33

This was hard to do when the grace note sits before the first note in the measure, as the clef wants to sit in the prior measure.

To work around this, I did the following.
1. Inserted a new measure before, with length set to 3/16, and removed from measure count.
2. Insert bass clef after the first semiquaver, and put in the desired grace note in the remaining quaver
3. Set the note as cue size
4. Hide the first semiquaver, the notes in the other stave(s) and the barline after the grace note
5. Offset the bass clef to the right

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