Mass Transposition

[sreeder]

I have an SAT (three part harmony) score with the melody (Saprano) in the middle of the three notes and the Tenor as the top note.

In one step I would like to move or transpose the top note only down an octave throughout the score or selected range and leave all other notes unchanged. Is this possible?

Thanks

[Peter Thomsen]

Are you using Finale 2008?

1) Is this score a 3-staff score, I mean with one staff for Soprano, one staff for Alto, and one staff for Tenor?
Or is it a 1-staff score, with all three voices in the same staff?

2) Are the three different voices in three different Layers, or are they all in the same layer?

[sreeder]

I am using Finale 2008.
One staff for all parts.
All three parts in layer one.

[michelp]

"In one step" looks a bit optimistic, but in several steps, it should be possible.

1) Select the region, Utilities menu ->Explode Music. This will place each of the three notes on separate staves (existing or new).
2) Select the region of the staff to transpose (Tenor), and use Utilities->transpose to transpose it down an octave ( keyboard shortcut : 8 )
3) Select the region in all 3 staves, and use Utilities->Implode music.
Fusion the three voices back into the original staff.

This should give good results if all voices share the same rhythm.