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Notation reference
Key signatures
Key signatures are the markings that show the current key of music by indicating which notes in the scale for that key are sharpened or flattened. They are shown at the start of each system on every applicable staff.
Tonality systems
The term tonality system is used in Dorico Pro to encompass three crucial elements that together make up the concept of tonality.
Custom tonality systems
Custom tonality systems allow you to specify a unique number of divisions of the octave for your project. This can be useful for music not based on traditional Western harmony. In Dorico Pro, you can design your own custom accidentals and combine them into custom key signatures within each custom tonality.
Custom key signatures
Custom key signatures can comprise traditional accidentals in a different order, or custom accidentals you have designed in a specific order for your requirements.

Custom key signatures

Custom key signatures can comprise traditional accidentals in a different order, or custom accidentals you have designed in a specific order for your requirements.

You can find all key signatures available in the current tonality system in the Custom Key Signatures section of the Edit Tonality System dialog.

Note

If you edit one of the default tonality systems that come with Dorico Pro, no key signatures are available to edit in this section. However, you can create new key signatures within one of the default tonality systems.

You can create new and edit existing custom key signatures for both new and existing tonality systems in the Edit Custom Key Signature dialog. You can then input them from the Custom Key Signatures section of the Key Signatures, Tonality Systems, and Accidentals panel.