An alternative to changing clefs for cues is to transpose the cue into a range that will fit in the clef of the part and label it "clarinet 1 (8va)" or whatever.
Raymond Horton Composer, Arranger Minister of Music, Edwardsville (IN) United Methodist Church Retired Bass Trombonist, Louisville Orchestra, 1971-2016 Visit us at rayhortonmusic.com On Wed, Jul 25, 2018, 8:36 AM David Froom <dfr...@smcm.edu> wrote: > Hello all, > I’m hoping for some wisdom from the group. > > I’ve been in the habit of having a score file separate from a parts file — > basically, to get the score looking great, then make a copy of it to make > parts so as not to have to deal with things that conflict. The downside is > that errors I discover in the parts aren’t fixed automatically — and I fear > having two files open, having been bitten by the “overwrite” bug! > > I decided, however, in my current project, to try having just one file. > > I am using TG Tools to create the cues. That puts the cue into layer 4 and > a forced whole rest (no matter the meter) into layer 1. Then, in the > score, I apply the staff style called “Blank notation with rests: Layer 4.” > Conveniently, it is triggered with the keyboard shortcut “Q,” so I assume > this was created for use with cues. > > I’ve run into two problems. One is if the cue has a different clef from > the prevailing part. So, in the staff style, I indicate that it should NOT > show the clef. That’s fine, except when, in the score, the staff style > starts at the beginning of the system. Then I lose the clef there. I can > work around this by putting in a graphic clef in the score and hiding it in > the part. OK. Is there a better solution? > > Problem two is something for which I can’t find a work around. In the > part, I often need to move the cue’s layer 1 whole rest, as the default > position is sometimes too high — or above the staff when I’d prefer it > below. However, this moves it in the score! I can’t seem to unlink it. > > Can anyone who has mastered having score and parts in one combined file > please share some tips on how to do this? Is there a better staff style? Or > a better method? > > Thanks in advance, > David Froom > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu
