How to add the smaller notes that indicate a second verse has more syllables with the same melody?
I am not sure what this is called, I don't think "grace note" is the appropriate term. I am trying to build a score where the second verse has more syllables than the first verse, but it fits within the same melody/bar. Attached is an example of an Official MuseScore that has it noted exactly how I want to do it.
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You'll put the small notes in Voice 2. You probably want to mark them NOT to play. And set them to display as "Cue Notes".
In reply to You'll put the small notes… by TheHutch
Is that how they accomplished the notation in my screen shot - using Voice 2?
In reply to Is that how they… by hem8787
yes
What happens if the third and fourth verses have different syllable counts again? Using voices 3 and 4 would add too much clutter.
When I have a situation like that, I use the shortest duration notes, and join them with a dashed tie. (That's in Finale. I don't know if MS has a dashed tie.)
In reply to When I have a situation like… by mikey12045
Musescore 4.2.1 has three varieties of dashed/dotted ties.
In reply to Musescore 4.2.1 has three… by SteveBlower
Thanks for that, Steve. I looked briefly, but didn’t see those options. Looking in the wrong place, no doubt!