First Attempt For Beginning Guitar Trio: Tres Guitarras

• Jun 5, 2011 - 15:31

I created this off the top of my head to see if I could get through an entire first score without knowing what the heck I was doing. I've got a whole lot to learn but I have been writing with Music Printer Plus for the last 25 - 30 years or so, have purchased three different educational versions of Sibelius, and have yet to finish one project with it. Next, I have to learn how to insert rehearsal cues, add measure numbers below the staff (I just like them there) and figure out how to attach my shorthand notation system to the notes so my first year students don't feel left out. In the Title, the s should have a squiggly line over it, but I don't know how to do that yet either. Any advice or help would be gratefully accepted, and my original body of work can be accessed at http://www.sheetmusicdigital.com/charlesconsaul.asp

Michael Daly graciously hosts the site that allows me space to share my material to date. I am going to stick this up as well, just to see if anyone nibbles at it. I am also going to send him the museScore file and midi file so he can decide what he wants to do regarding possible additional support, especially with the midi. Remember, this was just a goof. I will probably use it in my classroom since it tickles me to have something come out nicely and beable to hear it right away. Instant gratification is one of my favorite vices. I've got to get back to grading papers and finishing up for the year, but I will definately be playing with this over the summer. Is there any possibility that a conversion program could be written to translate .mp1 files to MuseScore files? I've got a whole bunch of stuff I would love to convert to something that will actually produce pdf files and midi files directly and I would really hate to have to type them in all over again (gulp)

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Tres Guitarras.mscz 2.38 KB
Tres Guitarras.mscz.mid 989 bytes
Tres Guitarras.mscz.pdf 15.81 KB

Comments

In reply to by cconsaul

This is a piece for solo guitar called "Peripheral vision." Hope you enjoy it. It's a nice arpeggio study if nothing else. I will be goofing around with it as I learn the bells and whistles, so I may post improvements if nobody minds. I would like to put a ritardando before the fine, but only the second time. I would also like to put the measure numbers under the barlines, where I am used to them.

Apparently someone wrote a software to convert MusicWriter Plus to MusicXML. MusicXML is a standard interchange for score and MuseScore can read these files. You might want to contact him : http://www.northernsounds.com/forum/showthread.php/51930-New-Member-Int…
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Regarding measure numbers, you might want to play with Style -> Edit Text style -> Measure Number -> Y and X. Maybe X = -1sp and Y=6sp. Apply, save and reload your score to apply the style.

In reply to by [DELETED] 5

He did write a conversion program, but he said it only works with chords. Maybe the folks at Notion, same ones that originally created Music Printer Plus, will take pity on us eventually. Otherwise I am back to the prospect of converting by hand - sigh - Thanks for watching out for this though.

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