I have been learning today how to use the Cue Notes Feature in Dorico and have a question. It appears the default is that the cue notes that are moved from the “Source” staff to the “Destination” staff show up in the part only and not in the conductor’s score unless one goes through multiple steps to get them to appear in the score. I find it hard to believe that this is common practice. Every publisher I have ever worked with in the U.S. has ALWAYS shown cue notes in the score. I am I incorrect on that matter? It seems to me the default should be that the cue notes appear in the score unless one would choose to hide them. Just sayin’.
It is common practice, in most genres, for cues to appear only in parts, since they are informative only to the players, not the conductor. The exceptions I think are where cues may be used to substitute one instrument for another that is not available.
To enable cue visibility in the Score, set the option in Layout Options>Players>Cues… show cues (this is a single step, not multiple steps)
As a long time preparer of conductor’s scores in all forms (and as a conductor) I can confirm that conductors don’t have a need for knowing which instruments are cued and for what. Anything that reduces the page count is useful. I can see a need for the Librarian of an orchestra to have such knowledge, but not a conductor, unless he or she specifically requests it.
I believe you both. I stand corrected. Just paint me green and call me Gumby. You learn something new every day, I guess.
I understand what you are saying but I am not talking about the cues that say “I can’t count multi-measure rests so I need to see what someone else is playing so I don’t get lost”. I’m talking about the cues that tells the conductor “If the French Horn part needs boosting, the Alto Saxes can play it as well”. As I conductor I want to know who I can call on to cover an important line if it needs more support and it does not require any more pages of the score to copy a cue from on staff to another. I guess I feel this way being a middle school band director for 36 years and always needing someone to double up on important lines.
This is an example of the ‘exception’ I mentioned. But it might still require you to (manually) hide those other cues in the score that really are purely informational for the players. Dorico gives you flexibility to do both.
Janus,
Understood. That makes sense.