Include chord symbols in selection of one staff

Dorico
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I feel like I should know this already, so pardon me if I’m just having a senior moment:

I have a score with 2 players, one of which has two instruments (so 3 staves). I want to select the notes and chord symbols of one staff. If I select a note, and then use shift+cmd+A twice, then all of the notes of the staff I want are selected. Great! Now, how do I include the chord symbols on that staff in the selection? Is there a menu or key command that will get me from this selection of notes to selected notes and chord symbols in one step?

Or, coming from a different direction: If I use the System Track (as is suggested in many threads), I select a bar, and them shift+click on the last bar that I want selected. Now, all visible items are selected, but include all 3 staves, when I only want the selection to include 1 staff. There is no option in the Filter to choose a particular staff. Is there a way to get from a selection of notes and chord symbols in all staves to notes and chord symbols in one staff in one step?

What is the fastest way to get at the selection I want? This is a long flow, so marquis selection is not an option.

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(I’m on PC so adjust for Mac). Select a chord symbol. Ctrl-shift-A (select more) twice to select all chord symbols. Keeping that selection, ctrl-click a note in your desired part. Ctrl-shift-A as many times as need to add all notes to the selection. Job done.

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Are you just trying to get the same chord symbols to appear in the other player? Or copy/pasting to another part of the piece?

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Another nice way is to go to the part layout of what you want to copy and then use the System Track

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Thanks @Janus! That worked for me. I think I assumed that once the chord symbols were selected I would either be able to select all of the notes in one click or none at all. I didn’t think I’d be able to make the shift+cmd/ctrl+A function work in series like that. Now that i know, it makes sense.

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What’s interesting, and frustrating, is that it doesn’t work the other way around–if I try selecting the notes first, I’m not able to select a chord symbol and then extend the selection to include all chord symbols, but I can select the chord symbols first and then extend the selection to include the notes. I would love for there to be a way to select a group of notes and then in one function include chord symbols in the selection, or all visible staff items.

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Welcome to the club! :blush:

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Why? What exactly are you trying to do?
(I was non-judgemental on my earlier reply, but now my curiosity is piqued)

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@Janus

Why? What exactly are you trying to do?
(I was non-judgemental on my earlier reply, but now my curiosity is piqued)

Not sure why you would wonder. I use marquis selections all the time to copy a melody and chord symbols to paste into another section. This doesn’t work when the selection crosses a system or frame break. Being able to make a selection and then extend the selection to include chord symbols seems quite straightforward. For what it’s worth, I’m making lead sheets and instrument parts for jazz and pop tunes.

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In which case @DanielMuzMurray’s suggestion of hopping to your melodic layout and doing a system select there will likely be quicker.

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I’m still missing the piece that allows me to select one instrument with the system track when I have multiple instruments/players.

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Use Galley view and a filter.

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So many steps to get into Galley view, create a filter, apply the filter, get out of the filter. Ouch.

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Set up filters once (they save if you create a custom template). Create kbd shortcut to switch to Galley.

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Thanks, @Janus . I’m going to stick with your first suggestion, which works exactly as I need it to, and doesn’t interrupt my workflow.