Adding clef changes

First Steps
Product
Dorico
Version
4.3
Language
English
Document type
Webhelp
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In this piece, the register on the staff changes drastically enough in some places to justify a change in clef. The first clef changes are at the end of the first section of the piece.

Procedure

  1. In bar 28, select the rest on the top staff.
  2. Press Shift-N to start note input.
  3. If chord input is not already active, press Q to start chord input.
  4. Press F, C, then F to input the corresponding pitches as a quarter note chord.
  5. Press Space to advance the caret.
  6. Press Shift-C to open the clefs and octave lines popover.
  7. Enter bass into the popover.

    Clefs and octave lines popover above the staff with an entry for a bass clef

  8. Press Return to close the popover and input a bass clef at the caret position.

    Bass clef input on the top staff in bar 28

  9. Continue inputting notes and chords on the top staff until the end of bar 29.

    • To select flat accidentals for each F♭ on beat 3 in bar 28, press -.

    • When you add a chord in the down-stem voice on beat 3 in bar 29, rests appear on beats 1 and 2. In the next task, you can delete them.

  10. Press Esc or Return to stop note input.
  11. In bar 30, select the rest on the top staff.
  12. Press Shift-C to open the clefs and octave lines popover.
  13. Enter treble into the popover.
    Clefs and octave lines popover above the staff with an entry for a treble clef
  14. Press Return to close the popover and input a treble clef at the selected rhythmic position.

    Treble clef input on the top staff in bar 30

Result

You have input two clef changes plus the notes and chords required on the top staff in bars 28-29.

Tip

  • When adding clefs at the start of a selected range of existing music, Dorico automatically adds a restorative clef at the end of the range.

  • You can also add clefs using the Clefs panel on the right of the window, which you can show by clicking Panels Panels button in the Notations toolbox, then Clefs Clefs button in the Notations toolbox in the Notations toolbox.