Mark Lew writes:
I know this has come up before, but I forgot what the consensus was.
I've got a piano piece where the left hand starts in the treble clef, but I want to print it with a bass clef initially then a clef change to treble immediately after the time signature before the first note. Finale resists that; as soon as the clef is dragged before the first note it changes the initial clef.
I know I have to kludge this, but what is the preferred method? My thought was to change the time sig of the first bar (display as normal) then add an invisible rest before the actual first note, and squish things around to make it look right. Does anyone have a better way?
thanks mdl
Dear Mark,
Others have given you ways to accomplish this - BUT I think it's unnecessary. If the left hand begins in treble clef, then use treble as the beginning clef. Look a pieces by Ravel and Debussy - Ravel's Sonatine comes to mind. Why bother beginning with a bass clef then changing it immediately? Same thing goes for cello or gamba parts. If the part begins in the upper register, why not just begin with tenor clef?
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