Momentarily Changing a 5-line staff to a 1-line staff

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markgustavson
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Post by markgustavson » Mon Jan 20, 2020 6:09 pm

How can I change, for a few measures, a regular 5-line vocal staff to a 1-line staff for rhythmic narration?
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Bill Stevens
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Post by Bill Stevens » Mon Jan 20, 2020 6:34 pm

Select those measures and apply a 1-line staff style.

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Post by Bill Stevens » Mon Jan 20, 2020 6:35 pm

You can probably just select the measures with the Staff Tool and type L.

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Post by N Grossingink » Mon Jan 20, 2020 6:40 pm

You could also keep the 5 line staff and put the narration on the 3rd space using X noteheads. Many publishers prefer that.
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Post by markgustavson » Mon Jan 20, 2020 7:23 pm

Thanks.
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