Respecting/Ignoring clef octave indicators

Traditionally, clef octave indicators were used as a reminder of transposing instruments; however, in more recent music, some composers use clef octave indicators as an alternative to octave lines for extended passages. You can change whether Dorico for iPad respects or ignores clef octave indicators in each flow independently.

Procedure

  1. Open Notation Options in any of the following ways:

    • Press Cmd-Shift-N.

    • In the toolbar, click Application Menu Application Menu button and choose Notation Options.

  2. In the Flows list, select the flows in which you want to respect/ignore clef octave indicators.

    By default, only the current flow is selected when you open the dialog. You can select other flows by clicking Select All in the action bar or by clicking and dragging across multiple flows.

  3. Click Clefs in the category list.
  4. Choose one of the following options for Clefs with octave indicators:

    • Ignore octave indicator

    • Respect octave indicator

  5. Click Apply, then Close.

Result

The handling of clefs with octave indicators is changed in the selected flows. When clef octave indicators are respected, the pitches of notes on staves with clefs with octave indicators are adjusted automatically. For example, notes with treble G clefs, octave above, appear an octave lower than they do when clef octave indicators are ignored.