User Manual
16.1
Notion supports a wide range of pitches on all instruments. The following Table identies
the lowest and highest ranges for the most commonly used instruments in the library.
Any notes you place on staves outside of these ranges do not sound.
Show Out of Range Color
To show notes that are out of the standard range of an instrument, go to View, then Show
Out of Range Color. This will then color notes red that are out of range.
Instrument
Range
Transposition Details
Piccolo Sounds an octave higher than written
Flute
Oboe
English Horn Sounds a fth lower than written
Clarinet in Bb Sounds a major second lower than written
Bass Clarinet
Bassoon
Horn Sounds a fth lower than written
Trumpet in Bb Sounds a major second lower than written
Chapter 16: Reference - Instrument Ranges