Measure numbers & changing tempo

• Dec 8, 2010 - 23:53

Is there a way to add measure numbers for each measure? And to add what my band teacher calls "rehearsal numbers", where the measure number is bold with a box around it?

Also, is it possible to change the tempo of a song in the middle of a piece? For example, my song jumps from 84 to 184 after a fermata. How can I do this?

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• Dec 9, 2010 - 09:12

Add measure number to each measure : see Style -> Edit global style -> Numbers
Add rehearsal mark : Select a notehead and press Ctrl + M (or Cmd+M on Mac) or visit Create -> Text -> Rehearsal mark
Change tempo : See Tempo

therake2763

• Dec 9, 2010 - 21:44

thank you so much! it really helped.
but also, I think I said the tempo changes after a fermata, but the fermata is pretty much nonexistent in playback. Is there a way to edit the length of the fermata so it actually is part of the piece?

ceegers

• Dec 9, 2010 - 22:12

If you really want to, you could add a tempo change (something really slow) for the fermata, and then hide the text if you don't want it there.

Actually, I notice that if you right-click and select Articulation Properties, there's a space for "MIDI Action", but there doesn't seem to be anything explaining what you do there...

spojaw

• Sep 10, 2015 - 16:03

I don't see "Edit global style" under "Style." Where is this?
I want to add measure numbers to each measure. Thanks.
Sandy

Isaac Weiss

• Sep 10, 2015 - 16:10

Menus change over time as the software evolves. With the latest MuseScore 2.0.2, this is still under the Style menu, but it's called "General…", and the relevant section of the dialog is currently "Header, Footer, Numbers."

Jojo-Schmitz

• Sep 10, 2015 - 16:37

The downside of resurrecting a thread from 2010 :-)

Isaac Weiss

• Sep 10, 2015 - 16:45

Well, even next year the answer might be different from this year, given https://musescore.org/en/node/59891 (and https://musescore.org/en/node/59971) and https://musescore.org/en/node/75196. =|