Keyboard and Battery Percussion In the Same Part?

Dorico
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Hi Folks!

I’m creating a part right now which starts on vibraphone and then moves to latin percussion about 1/2 way through. I am aware that percussion staves are really cleverly condensed multi-percussion staves, so I know this might not be possible.

Is there a way to do this? Or a workaround that would simulate it for the player and score?

My end goal:

  • One combined part for the player that looks like they are simply moving to percussion from vibes, just like an instrument change for a doubler
  • On the score, the appearance of the vibes player moving to percussion, rather than having two separate staves where the vibes one stops and the percussion one starts
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Just make sure the same single player holds both the vibraphone and latin percussion instruments/kit. Dorico should handle the instrument change for you, provided they don’t have overlapping notes.

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Oh jeez—it’s really that simple? I should’ve tried it first I guess. I could’ve sworn I read that it wasn’t possible.

Thanks @Lillie_Harris!

Again, I’m reminded how nice you all are for putting up with questions like this.

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