This is a way to do this kind of thing WITHOUT layering. Please note that layering is an incredibly useful feature and I'm absolutely NOT criticising it. It's just that sometimes I find it attractive to avoid layering.
In this example (it's still a work in progress) there are all kinds of things to look for (headless muted whole grace notes, overlayed notes between staves, hidden ledger lines, hidden rests in rest chords, hidden rests NOT in rest chords etc.)... Have fun finding them all
This is an excerpt. I'm actually working on a concert band arrangement of the piece (Elgar's Salut D'Amour) and ultimately won't use the piano part at all.
It depends heavily on the spacing between the piano staves not being changed, unless you want to re-do a whole bunch of things
This file is built using my SwingDings font suite - if you don't have it installed the default fonts should be OK (I hope)
Hopefully you'll find some useful ideas. Bear in mind - ALL imported MIDI's need to be edited to make them presentable, some more than others.
Lawrie
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|SongInfo|Title:"Salut D\'Amour"|Author:"Edward Elgar. Arr. Lawrie Pardy"|Lyricist:""|Copyright1:"Copyright © 2018 Lawrie Pardy"|Copyright2:"Original Music is in the Public Domain"|Comments:"SubTitle: \r\nSubTitle2: \r\nTotalPages: /2\r\nTotalPianoPages: /3\r\nTotalConductorPages: /?"
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|Clef|Type:Treble
|Key|Signature:F#,C#,G#,D#|Tonic:E
|TimeSig|Signature:2/4
|Rest|Dur:8th|Opts:VertOffset=-18
|Rest|Dur:8th|Visibility:Never
|Note|Dur:8th,Staccato|Pos:-3|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=First,ArticulationsOnStem
|Chord|Dur:8th,Staccato|Pos:-6,-3,-1|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=End,ArticulationsOnStem
|Bar
|Rest|Dur:8th
|Chord|Dur:8th,Staccato|Pos:-9,n-4,-2
|Rest|Dur:8th
|Chord|Dur:8th,Staccato|Pos:-9,-6,-2
|Bar
|Dynamic|Style:f|Pos:-13|Wide:Y
|Note|Dur:Whole,Grace|Pos:-23z^|Opts:Stem=Up,NoLegerLines,Muted|Visibility:Never
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|TempoVariance|Style:Ritenuto|Pos:-13|Justify:Right
|Bar
|Note|Dur:Whole,Grace|Pos:-24z^|Opts:Stem=Up,NoLegerLines,Muted|Visibility:Never
|Text|Text:"__"|Font:User3|Pos:-3.5|Justify:Center|Placement:AtNextNote
|Chord|Dur:4th,Tenuto|Pos:-24,-7,-3|Opts:Stem=Up,NoLegerLines,ArticulationsOnStem
|Note|Dur:Whole,Grace|Pos:-25z^|Opts:Stem=Up,NoLegerLines,Muted|Visibility:Never
|Text|Text:"__"|Font:User3|Pos:-3.5|Justify:Center|Placement:AtNextNote
|Chord|Dur:4th,Tenuto|Pos:-25,-7,-4|Opts:Stem=Up,NoLegerLines,ArticulationsOnStem
|Bar
|Note|Dur:Whole,Grace|Pos:-22z^|Opts:Stem=Up,NoLegerLines,Muted|Visibility:Never
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-22,-5|Opts:Stem=Up,NoLegerLines,ArticulationsOnStem
|TempoVariance|Style:Fermata|Pause:5|Pos:5|Justify:Center|Placement:AtNextNote
|Note|Dur:4th,Tenuto|Pos:n-5|Opts:ArticulationsOnStem
|Bar
|Dynamic|Style:pp|Pos:-13|Wide:Y
|Marker|Pos:1
|Note|Dur:Half,Slur|Pos:-6^|Opts:Stem=Up,Slur=Upward
|Bar
|Chord|Dur:4th,Slur|Pos:-6|Opts:Stem=Down,Diminuendo|Dur2:4th|Pos2:-2
|Marker|Pos:5
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-3|Opts:Stem=Up,Diminuendo|Dur2:4th|Pos2:#-5
|Bar
|Text|Text:"F"|Font:User1|Pos:17|Justify:Center
|Dynamic|Style:pp|Pos:-9|Justify:Center
|Text|Text:"Tempo di piu lento"|Font:StaffItalic|Pos:12.5
|Marker|Pos:1.5
|User|Acciaccatura.ms|Pos:-0.5|Class:Span|Rate:64
|Note|Dur:8th,Grace,Slur|Pos:-4|Opts:Slur=Upward,Muted
|Text|Text:" "|Font:StaffItalic|Pos:0|Justify:Center|Placement:AtNextNote
|Note|Dur:4th,Slur|Pos:5
|Note|Dur:8th,Slur|Pos:0|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:8th,Slur|Pos:5|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=End
|Bar
|Note|Dur:8th,Slur|Pos:4|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:8th,Slur|Pos:3|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=End
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:2|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:8th,Slur|Pos:3|Opts:Stem=Down,Crescendo,Beam=End
|Bar
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:6|Opts:Crescendo
|Note|Dur:4th,Tenuto|Pos:6
|Bar
|Note|Dur:4th,Slur|Pos:6|Opts:Diminuendo
|Note|Dur:8th,Slur|Pos:5|Opts:Stem=Down,Diminuendo,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:4|Opts:Stem=Down,Diminuendo,Beam=End
|Bar
|Dynamic|Style:pp|Pos:-12
|User|Acciaccatura.ms|Pos:-0.5|Class:Span|Rate:64
|Note|Dur:8th,Grace,Slur|Pos:2|Opts:Muted
|Text|Text:" "|Font:StaffItalic|Pos:0|Justify:Center|Placement:AtNextNote
|Marker|Pos:5.5
|Note|Dur:4th,Slur|Pos:-2|Opts:Slur=Upward
|Note|Dur:8th,Slur|Pos:-7
|Note|Dur:8th,Slur|Pos:-2
|Bar
|Note|Dur:8th,Slur|Pos:-3|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:8th,Slur|Pos:-4|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=End
|Marker|Pos:5
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:-5|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=First
|Marker|Pos:4
|Note|Dur:8th,Slur|Pos:-4|Opts:Stem=Up,Slur=Upward,Beam=End
|Bar
|RestChord|Dur:8th|Opts:Stem=Down,Crescendo,ArticulationsOnStem|Dur2:4th|Pos2:-1
|RestChord|Dur:8th|Opts:Stem=Up,Crescendo,ArticulationsOnStem,HideRest|Dur2:4th|Pos2:-4
|Text|Text:"poco rit"|Font:StaffItalic|Pos:-12
|RestChord|Dur:8th|Opts:Stem=Down,ArticulationsOnStem,HideRest|Dur2:4th,Tenuto|Pos2:-1
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:-4|Opts:Stem=Down
|Bar
|Marker|Pos:7
|Note|Dur:4th,Slur|Pos:-1|Opts:Slur=Upward
|Note|Dur:8th,Slur|Pos:-2|Opts:Stem=Up,Diminuendo,Slur=Upward,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:8th,Slur|Pos:-3|Opts:Stem=Up,Diminuendo,Slur=Upward,Beam=End
|Bar
|Text|Text:"G"|Font:User1|Pos:10.5|Justify:Center
|Text|Text:"a tempo"|Font:StaffItalic|Pos:12|Placement:AtNextNote
|Marker|Pos:4.5
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:-4|Opts:Diminuendo
|Marker|Pos:4.5
|Chord|Dur:4th,Slur|Pos:-7,-4|Opts:Slur=Upward
|Chord|Dur:8th,Slur|Pos:-7,-4|Opts:Slur=Upward
|Bar
|Chord|Dur:8th,Slur|Pos:-4,-2|Opts:Crescendo,Slur=Upward
|Chord|Dur:4th,Slur|Pos:-4,-2|Opts:Crescendo,Slur=Upward
|Chord|Dur:8th,Slur|Pos:-4|Opts:Stem=Down,Crescendo,Slur=Upward|Dur2:8th|Pos2:-2,0
|Bar
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:3|Opts:Stem=Up,Diminuendo|Dur2:4th|Pos2:-2,0
|Rest|Dur:4th|Opts:Stem=Down
|Bar
|Dynamic|Style:pp|Pos:-13
|Chord|Dur:4th,Staccato|Pos:-2,0,3,5
|Rest|Dur:4th
|Bar
|DynamicVariance|Style:Diminuendo|Pos:-13
|Note|Dur:Whole,Grace|Pos:-23z^|Opts:NoLegerLines,Muted|Visibility:Never
|Marker|Pos:7
|Chord|Dur:Half,Tenuto,Slur|Pos:-23,-4|Opts:Slur=Upward,NoLegerLines,ArticulationsOnStem
|Bar
|Note|Dur:Whole,Grace|Pos:-23z^|Opts:NoLegerLines,Muted|Visibility:Never
|Marker|Pos:7
|Chord|Dur:Half,Tenuto|Pos:-23,-4|Opts:Diminuendo,Slur=Upward,NoLegerLines,ArticulationsOnStem
|Bar
|TempoVariance|Style:Fermata|Pause:0|Pos:7|Justify:Center|Placement:AtNextNote
|Note|Dur:Whole,Grace|Pos:-23z^|Opts:Diminuendo,NoLegerLines,Muted|Visibility:Never
|Chord|Dur:Half,Tenuto,Slur|Pos:-23,-4|Opts:Diminuendo,Slur=Upward,NoLegerLines,ArticulationsOnStem
|Bar
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-4|Opts:Diminuendo
|TempoVariance|Style:Fermata|Pause:0|Pos:6|Justify:Center|Placement:AtNextNote
|Rest|Dur:4th
|AddStaff|Name:"Piano L.H."|Group:"Piano"
|StaffProperties|EndingBar:Section Close|Visible:Y|BoundaryTop:14|BoundaryBottom:10|Lines:5|Color:Default
|StaffProperties|Muted:N|Volume:100|StereoPan:74|Device:0|Channel:13
|StaffInstrument|Name:"Acoustic Grand Piano"|Patch:0|Bank:0,0|Trans:0|DynVel:10,30,45,60,75,92,108,127
|Clef|Type:Bass
|Key|Signature:F#,C#,G#,D#|Tonic:E
|TimeSig|Signature:2/4
|RestChord|Dur:8th|Opts:Stem=Down,ArticulationsOnStem,HideRest|Dur2:Half|Pos2:-12,-5
|Chord|Dur:8th,Staccato|Pos:2,4,6|Opts:Stem=Up,Crescendo,StemLength=22,Beam=First,ArticulationsOnStem
|Chord|Dur:8th,Staccato|Pos:4,6|Opts:Stem=Up,Crescendo,StemLength=23.5,Beam=End,ArticulationsOnStem
|Rest|Dur:8th|Opts:Crescendo|Visibility:Never
|Bar
|Chord|Dur:8th|Pos:-8,-1
|Rest|Dur:8th
|Chord|Dur:8th|Pos:-9,-2
|Rest|Dur:8th
|Bar
|Dynamic|Style:f|Pos:13|Wide:Y
|Chord|Dur:Half|Pos:#-10,#-3|Opts:Stem=Down|Dur2:Half|Pos2:n3
|Bar
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:n-10,n-3|Opts:Stem=Down|Dur2:4th|Pos2:2
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:1|Opts:Stem=Up|Dur2:4th|Pos2:#-11,#-4
|Bar
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-12,-5|Opts:Stem=Down|Dur2:4th|Pos2:0,4
|Dynamic|Style:f|Pos:16.5|Wide:Y|Visibility:Never
|Chord|Dur:8th,Dotted,Slur|Pos:3|Opts:Stem=Up,Diminuendo,Beam=First|Dur2:4th|Pos2:#-13,#-6,n0
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:5|Opts:Stem=Up,Diminuendo,Beam=End
|Bar
|Dynamic|Style:pp|Pos:13|Wide:Y
|Chord|Dur:Half|Pos:-1,4|Opts:Stem=Up|Dur2:Half|Pos2:-12,-5
|Bar
|Chord|Dur:Half|Pos:4|Opts:Stem=Up,Diminuendo|Dur2:Half|Pos2:-9,-2
|Bar
|Dynamic|Style:pp|Pos:17|Justify:Center|Visibility:Never
|RestChord|Dur:8th|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem|Dur2:Half|Pos2:-6
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:1,5|Opts:Stem=Up
|Chord|Dur:8th|Pos:1,5|Opts:Stem=Up
|Bar
|RestChord|Dur:8th|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem|Dur2:Half|Pos2:-4
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:5,9|Opts:Stem=Up
|Chord|Dur:8th|Pos:5,9|Opts:Stem=Up,Crescendo
|Bar
|RestChord|Dur:8th|Opts:Stem=Up,Crescendo,ArticulationsOnStem|Dur2:Half|Pos2:2
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:4,8|Opts:Stem=Up
|Chord|Dur:8th|Pos:4,8|Opts:Stem=Up
|Bar
|RestChord|Dur:8th|Opts:Stem=Up,Diminuendo,ArticulationsOnStem,VertOffset=6|Dur2:Half|Pos2:-2
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:4,5,9|Opts:Stem=Up,Diminuendo
|Chord|Dur:8th|Pos:4,5|Opts:Stem=Up,Diminuendo
|Bar
|Dynamic|Style:pp|Pos:14|Visibility:Never
|RestChord|Dur:8th|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem,VertOffset=6|Dur2:Half|Pos2:-6
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-2,1|Opts:Stem=Up
|Chord|Dur:8th|Pos:-2,1|Opts:Stem=Up
|Bar
|RestChord|Dur:8th|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem,VertOffset=6|Dur2:Half|Pos2:-4
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:1,5|Opts:Stem=Up
|Chord|Dur:8th|Pos:1,5|Opts:Stem=Up
|Bar
|RestChord|Dur:8th|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem,VertOffset=6|Dur2:Half|Pos2:-5
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:2,4|Opts:Stem=Up
|Chord|Dur:8th|Pos:2,4|Opts:Stem=Up
|Bar
|RestChord|Dur:8th|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem,VertOffset=6|Dur2:Half|Pos2:-2
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:2,4|Opts:Stem=Up
|Chord|Dur:8th|Pos:2,4|Opts:Stem=Up,Diminuendo
|Bar
|SustainPedal|Pos:-14|Wide:Y
|Chord|Dur:8th|Pos:3|Opts:Stem=Up,Diminuendo|Dur2:Half|Pos2:-6
|Marker|Pos:-5.5
|Note|Dur:4th,Slur|Pos:3|Opts:Stem=Down,Slur=Downward
|Note|Dur:8th,Slur|Pos:3|Opts:Stem=Down,Slur=Downward
|SustainPedal|Status:Released|Pos:-14|Wide:Y
|Bar
|Note|Dur:8th,Slur|Pos:5|Opts:Crescendo
|Marker|Pos:-5
|Note|Dur:4th,Slur|Pos:5|Opts:Crescendo
|Rest|Dur:8th,Slur|Opts:Crescendo,VertOffset=5|Visibility:Never
|Bar
|Marker|Pos:17
|Rest|Dur:Half|Visibility:Never
|Bar
|User|Arpeggio.ms|Pos:29.5|MarkerExtend:Y|Visibility:Never
|Dynamic|Style:pp|Pos:13|Visibility:Never
|SustainPedal|Pos:-8|Wide:Y
|User|Arpeggio.ms|Pos:31|MarkerExtend:Y
|Chord|Dur:4th,Staccato|Pos:1,5,8
|Rest|Dur:4th
|Bar
|DynamicVariance|Style:Diminuendo|Pos:13|Visibility:Never
|Chord|Dur:4th,Slur|Pos:-6|Opts:Stem=Down|Dur2:Half|Pos2:1,3
|Chord|Dur:4th,Slur,Accent|Pos:-2^|Opts:Stem=Up,ArticulationsOnStem|Dur2:4th|Pos2:-2
|Bar
|Chord|Dur:4th,Slur|Pos:-6,-2|Opts:Stem=Down,Diminuendo|Dur2:Half|Pos2:1,3
|Chord|Dur:4th,Slur,Accent|Pos:-2^|Opts:Stem=Up,Diminuendo,ArticulationsOnStem,Tie=Downward|Dur2:4th|Pos2:-2
|Bar
|TempoVariance|Style:Fermata|Pause:0|Pos:-19.5|Justify:Center|Placement:AtNextNote
|Chord|Dur:Half|Pos:-2^,1^,3^|Opts:Stem=Up,Diminuendo|Dur2:Half|Pos2:-13^
|Bar
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-13|Opts:Stem=Down,Diminuendo|Dur2:4th|Pos2:-2,1,3
|TempoVariance|Style:Fermata|Pause:0|Pos:5.5|Justify:Center|Placement:AtNextNote
|Rest|Dur:4th|Opts:Stem=Up
|SustainPedal|Status:Released|Pos:-7.5|Wide:Y
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