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Changing staffs in the middle of the song
From: |
Mark Dewey |
Subject: |
Changing staffs in the middle of the song |
Date: |
Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:28:37 -0700 |
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Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (Windows/20070728) |
I've come across many songs where the number of staffs changes in the middle of
the song. How is this ideally done? I've found a number of ways to do it . .
. but they're not easy, ideal, or what I would call standard (not very
reusable; pretty much, I have to spend hours finding a new way every time,
unless I want to use multiple scores in the same sheet music).
So, let's say I start out with two staffs: one with a treble clef and one with
a bass clef. Then, I need to change to three staffs where the top is treble,
with piano accompaniment on a treble and a bass clef staff below. Then, I want
to change to a full choir staff where each voice gets its own staff . . . And .
. . I want to do this all on one score.
Anyway, how do I do this, normally? Or . . . is this not a 'normal' thing to
do?
Here's a solution I found for changing from a solo staff with a two staff piano
accompaniment to a regular hymn-style two staff setup on the chorus:
I just didn't continue with the treble clef of the piano accompaniment, and
then it sort of happened naturally. However, this would definitely not stand
up for a need for more complex staff changes (and adding multiple voices would
be a definite problem here, and that's why I had to come up with the solution
for my previous post).
Anyway, thanks for all the help you can offer!
- Changing staffs in the middle of the song,
Mark Dewey <=