Transposing instruments 
But what if we made a mistake? What if
we really wanted to add a clarinet? You could delete the flute staff and
add a clarinet from the Wizard, but let’s say you’ve already added music
and you don’t want to lose it. We’ve already seen how to change the staff
name earlier in this Tutorial, so we’ll just cover how to change the staff
from a C instrument to a transposing instrument.
- Click
the Staff Tool
.
- Double-click
on the Flute staff to the right of the clef and signatures. The
Staff Attributes dialog box for the Flute staff appears. Using the techniques
you learned earlier, change the Staff Names to Clarinet and Cl., but don’t
exit the Staff Attributes dialog box.
- Click
the Transposition box and click Select. The Staff Transpositions
dialog box appears. You could design your own transposition, but you don’t
need to for common instruments, such as a clarinet, French horn or saxophone.
- Next
to Key Signature, click on None to open a menu of choices. Select
(B
) Up M2, Add 2 sharps.
- Click
OK twice. Your staff should now look like a clarinet staff, complete
with transposition. All of the other non-transposing staves have two flats
in the key signature, while the top staff has no flats in a B transposition.
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