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Score Editor Basics
The Score Editor allows you to display any possible piece of music as a score, complete with all the necessary symbols and formatting. You can extract parts out of a full orchestra score, add lyrics and comments, create lead sheets, drum scores, tablatures, etc.
Transposing Instruments
Scores for some instruments, for example, a lot of brass instruments, are written transposed. Therefore, the Score Editor provides the Display Transpose function that transposes notes in the score without affecting the way they are played back.
Inserting Display Transpose Changes
You can change the Display Transpose setting at a specific point in your score to insert a key change. This is useful if you are writing a saxophone part and want the player to switch from alto to tenor saxophone, for example.

Inserting Display Transpose Changes

You can change the Display Transpose setting at a specific point in your score to insert a key change. This is useful if you are writing a saxophone part and want the player to switch from alto to tenor saxophone, for example.

Procedure

Double-click the key symbol at the beginning of the staff.
In the Transpose field of the Edit Key dialog, enter a transposition value in semitones.

Result

Note

This setting is not relative to any Display Transpose settings in the Score Settings dialog (Staff–Main tab). This means that you enter an absolute Display Transpose value that is used from this point on.