Can I "shift" all the notes 1 beat left?
I wrote a piece in 4/4 and started on beat 1 of the measure. I now realize beat 1 should be beat 4 of the beginning, in other words, a quarter note pick-up beat into the 4/4. Is there a way to just "move" all the notes in the piece 1 beat to the left, shifting everything in one easy step? Or do I need to re-write the piece note by note?
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Add a new bar at the beginning.
Ctrl x to delete into clipboard.
Select the appropriate place where everything should start and paste.
Add a measure before the 1st measure. Select it, right-click to set the measure properties. Make its actual length 1/4. Now select all notes from the measures, cut them to the clipboard and paste them starting from the rest in the new pick-up measure.
What does not get copied across (in MuseScore 1.1) are for instance dynamics, so you may want to temporarily add a duplicate instrument while copying/pasting the notes so you can add the dynamics and other elements that are not readily copied across.
In reply to Add a measure before the 1st by shutterfreak
SOO helpful! Thanks for saving me tons of time reading this years later!
In reply to SOO helpful! Thanks for… by melaniellison
And still true, 8 years later...
In reply to Add a measure before the 1st by shutterfreak
Saved me after 9 years. Great tip!
In reply to Add a measure before the 1st by shutterfreak
Wow, what a useful trick! Thanks.
I am reading 9 years later, and I found so much help. This is really a community for life. Thanks musescore, thank you all.
I had the same problem on a very long piece, I was about to give up.