User Manual
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With Notion you can change the clef for an instrument at any point in the ow of your composition. Often
you do this to reduce ledger lines or for passages in a high or low register. You can make as many clef
changes as you need. You can also change the initial clef you place at the beginning of the score.
By Keyboard Shortcut
1. Be in Edit mode.
2. Press the C key until you see the type of clef you want. The sequence is:
> Treble clef
> 8vb Treble clef
> Bass clef
> Tenor clef
> Alto clef
> Block clef
> Percussion clef
3. Position the Music Cursor at the place where you want to begin the new clef. (Although typically found at the
beginning of a measure, this is not mandatory).
4. Click your mouse or press Enter.
» All notes after the clef change degrees on the sta to adjust to the clef change. A clef change aects one
instrument only.
By Entry Palette
1. Be in Edit mode.
2. In the Entry Palette, hover over the second pane from the right and select your choice of clef in
the pop-up menu.
◙ Clef choices in the Entry Palette.
» The clef displays on your Music Cursor.
3. Position the Music Cursor at the place where you want to begin the new clef. (Although typically found at the
beginning of a measure, this is not mandatory.)
4. Click your mouse or press Enter.
» All notes after the clef change degrees on the sta to adjust to the clef change. A clef change aects one
instrument only.
Change Clef