Showing clefs after grace notes

According to convention, clefs are positioned before grace notes so this is the default in Dorico Pro. However, in some circumstances you might want to position clefs between grace notes and normal notes.

Prerequisite

If you are in Engrave mode, Graphic Editing Graphic Editing button is selected in the Engrave toolbox.

Procedure

  1. Select the clefs you want to show after grace notes. You can do this in Write mode and Engrave mode.
  2. Choose Edit > Notations > Clef > After Grace Notes. You can also choose this option from the context menu.

Result

The selected clefs are positioned between normal notes and grace notes.

Note

You can reset the position of clefs relative to grace notes by selecting the clefs whose position you want to reset and choosing Edit > Notations > Clef > Reset Clef Position. You can also choose this option from the context menu.

Example

Figure 1. Treble clef before grace notes
Figure 2. Treble clef after grace notes to align with bass clef