@NorFonts
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@NorFonts (or someone), do we still have to use the xml workaround for a no line stave?
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I’m afraid yes, for now.
@MarcLarcher Thanks 
Ref: Feature request: Staff with one line for pitched instruments without XML hack - #13 by FredGUnn
and read onwards in that thread.
One of the unique features of Dorico is the option to use separate Flows within a project. I use these when learning jazz standards on guitar as I can have separate flows for lead sheet, arrangement, scales and arpeggios, etc.
Dorico has also developed into an excellent tool for guitarists.
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Now, that is interesting, thanks @ChrisW!
I often transcribe solos when learning new tunes, and can see a use for gathering up some of the choice licks in one place as well as writing out, say, a horn arrangement that may or may not be played, depending on who’s playing the gig. You’ve got me thinking about a variety of use cases that weren’t on my radar - even more reason to push through the learning curve, thanks again.
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So many great uses of flows….
One thing I do in my jazz charts if I know a group would like an audio playback file is to add in as I’m working all of the slurs and articulations that one normally wouldn’t in order to coax half-decent swung playback out of, in my case, the excellent but very non-swingin’ NotePerformer.
In that (original) flow I’ll also add any staff- or system-attached text that I want as information for myself while working. (I tend to prefer “visually-forward” text over using comments.)
Then it’s a pretty simple and not horribly time-consuming task to duplicate the flow and delete the unnecessary stuff to make the visual version.
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That’s interesting, thanks.
I’ve already run into this issue with my first jazz lead sheet this week. My solution was to send a music-memo with just the melody to help the group make sense of the lead sheet. It’d be nice to get to the point where I could use Dorico to produce the audio file, not to mention playing multiple instruments at once.
My solution to that is to handle even my flexible “lead-sheet-y” things as mini big band scores. Having a template with the instruments you’re likely to need lets you enter the tune and changes and easily copy it across staves (which take care of the transposing of everything). (For me: I used to make generic C treble, Eb, Bb, and C bass staves; these days I make them with alto, tenor, bari, tpt, tbn, guitar, piano, bass.)
Then it’s as simple as using each part layout for what you hand out. Bonus: After setting up the staff size (actually, Layout Options > Space Size) and doing any casting off you want in the first part you can very quickly use Setup Mode > Layouts > Propagate Part Formatting to give every one the same look.
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Very cool, thanks @judddanby!
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Here is my video clip, I couldn’t record my voice, due to the noisy macbook mic lol. Hope this helps:
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Wow, thank you so much!
Je t’en prie!
Suggestion: there is a transpose option in layouts:
In setup mode:
- Add instrument part layout.
- Name the layout. Example Eb alto, select the player (eg Bb trumpet)
- Change transposition. It is under “Clef and transposition Overrides”, click the three dots at the bottom right.
The new layout is now a different way of showing the players notes, similar to how the score shows things differently. Works very well at times, less well with larger change of key moving outside of instrument range.
Something like this? Especialy the chord symbols took some time. I hope that will improve in D6. From scratch and default settings Dorico took me 20 minutes.
Personally I don’t like the handwritten fonts and never use them.
Blue Bossa Lead Sheet.dorico (633.2 KB)
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@jesele Yes better! 
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