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# Concert pitch

You can choose to display the score in either **written** or **concert** (sounding) pitch. Written pitch displays the score as it *should* look when printed for musicians to read. However, during preparation you may prefer the convenience of seeing the [transposing instruments](/3/notation/transposition.md#transposing-instruments) notated *as they sound*, without transposition. In this case you should select the "Concert pitch" option.

To toggle the score display between **written** or **concert** pitch:

* Press the **Concert Pitch** button (located in the top right of the [toolbar](/3/basics/viewing-and-navigation.md#toolbars) area). When this button is highlighted the score is in concert pitch.

Before printing the score, exporting it to PDF or saving it online, you should ensure that the **Concert Pitch** button is **off**, and that the individual parts are correctly transposed.

## See also

* [Transposition: Transposing instruments](/3/notation/transposition.md#transposing-instruments)
* [Accidental: Respell pitches](/3/notation/accidentals.md#respell-pitches)

## External links

* [Concert pitch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concert_pitch) (Wikipedia article)
* [Transposing Instrument](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transposing_instrument) (Wikipedia article)
* [Concert pitch or not?](https://musescore.org/en/node/75466) (MuseScore forum discussion)


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