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Notation reference
Voices
For many instruments, such as flute or trombone, each staff usually contains a single musical line in a single voice that is read from left to right along the staff. When multiple, independent lines must be shown in a single staff, each line can be a separate voice.
Hiding/Showing voice colors
You can show notes in different colors according to their voice; for example, to check which notes are in which voice. When voice colors are hidden, all notes appear black by default.

Hiding/Showing voice colors

You can show notes in different colors according to their voice; for example, to check which notes are in which voice. When voice colors are hidden, all notes appear black by default.

Voice colors are considered annotations and are not printed by default.

Note

You cannot show colors for voices and notes out of range simultaneously.

Procedure

Do one of the following:
- To show voice colors, choose View > Note And Rest Colors > Voice Colors.
- To hide voice colors, choose View > Note And Rest Colors > None.

Result

Voice colors are hidden/shown. The first eight voices on each staff use the colors set in Preferences > Colors > Voice Colors. Voice colors are automatically assigned to subsequent voices.

Tip

You can also identify voices by selecting individual notes and looking at the display in the status bar.

Example

After Completing This Task

If showing voice colors reveals some notes are not in the voice you want, you can change their voice.