Sheet music Help
How am I supposed to make one of those sheet music stuff when I am new and don't know what to do?
Can someone please tell me the steps of how to find a nscz document/file?
How am I supposed to make one of those sheet music stuff when I am new and don't know what to do?
Can someone please tell me the steps of how to find a nscz document/file?
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Welcome, Nicky! I suggest starting with the "MuseScore in Minutes" video tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ4kRzkHroU&list=PLpeRY_XK3Kmj4ec5UkKi3…
Also, I think there's a misunderstanding—you don't start by "finding" an MSCZ file, you start by creating a score, and saving it via the File menu in MuseScore—at which point it becomes an MSCZ file.
In reply to Welcome, Nicky! I suggest by Isaac Weiss
Well, you can find them on MuseScore.com...
In reply to Welcome, Nicky! I suggest by Isaac Weiss
So once I save a score it becomes an MSCZ file and all the people on this website will be able to see it,right?
In reply to So once I save a score it by NICKY VIOLIN
Once you save it, it is yours.
No one can see it unless you share a connection to it.
In reply to So once I save a score it by NICKY VIOLIN
.mscz is the standard MuseScore file format. All scores you create are saved to your hard-drive in this format unless you specify another format while saving them. Files in this format can only be opened using MuseScore.
Step 1: Create a score, using the program as instructed in the tutorial videos. It's really easier than you think to create a basic score. Don't Panic. ;o)
Step 2: Save the score to the hard-drive in your computer. The program allows you to choose the directory in which you want to save your scores. Click on File>Save from the main menu, then browse to the directory in your computer that you want to use to store your scores. Click Save. The score is now recorded on your computer, but nowhere else.
Step 3: If you WANT to share your score with other MuseScore users on this website, you have the OPTION of saving the score on the MuseScore server. That does not happen automatically when you save a score to your computer's hard-drive. If you want to share it, click File>Save On Line.... A browser window will open; to save the score to the MuseScore server, all you need to do is follow the prompts.
In reply to .mscz is the standard by Recorder485
The only problem is that my computer won't let me download the Musescore 2.0.2
In reply to The only problem is that my by NICKY VIOLIN
You need to be logged in on a computer as an administrator to download and install software. But assuming this is your own personal computer and there are no issues of that sort, you should be able to download the program from https://musescore.org/en/download/musescore.msi
If that doesn't work, shut down and re-boot your computer and try again. If it still doesn't work, disable your anti-virus program and/or firewall. And if THAT doesn't work, you need more help than I can provide.
EDIT: Please note, the link I provided is for Windows operating systems; if you're running something else, see https://musescore.org/en/download and choose the appropriate download.
mY DAD OWNS THIS LAPTOP AND HE IS THE ADMINISTRATOR
In reply to mY DAD OWNS THIS LAPTOP AND by NICKY VIOLIN
Then you should ask him to download and install MuseScore for you.
In reply to mY DAD OWNS THIS LAPTOP AND by NICKY VIOLIN
What Marc said.
When my son was younger, I set up an 'account' in his name on the desktop, but he did not have 'permissions' (as computer-jive has it) to download or modify any program. That's a standard, built-in safety precaution for almost all operating systems. All secondary accounts have lesser permissions than the administrator account unless the administrator sets it up differently.
Your father, as the owner of the machine, will 'own' the administrator account. When he is logged in to the computer on THAT account, it will download programs.
Ask him to do it for you, and to set the program as 'shared' software that you can access from your own account.
In reply to What Marc said. When my son by Recorder485
Thx for the help!
In reply to Thx for the help! by NICKY VIOLIN
Good luck!
In reply to Good luck! by Recorder485
My dad installed it on his account
But we don't know how to set the parent controls to let me download it
In reply to My dad installed it on his by NICKY VIOLIN
Never mind
Now I have NO clue what to do
In reply to Never mind Now I have NO clue by NICKY VIOLIN
You don't need to download it from his account; he needs to share it with your account.
I don't know what kind of computer or operating system your father has, but if he does not know how to enable 'sharing' of software and files stored on it, the simplest solution for you two is for him to run the following phrase through a search engine (such as Google, for instance): "How to share files on [insert name and version of the operating system; Windows 7, or Mac OS-x, or whatever]."
A number of webpages will turn up on that search; pick one (or more, as necessary) and follow the instructions. It's not that complicated, even though the jargon used can be daunting.
I can only tell you about Windows 7, as that is the OS that I run. Your father, as the administrator, will have to do this.
To share a program on Win7, push the Windows key or click START, then click on ALL PROGRAMS. Scroll down the list until you find MuseScore, and right-click on it. Then click on "Properties" and click the "Sharing" tab on the properties panel which will appear.
If the program is not shown as shared already, click on SHARE, and follow the prompts as needed.
In reply to You don't need to download it by Recorder485
THX
I am already(FINALLY!!!) working on my first score
In reply to THX I am already(FINALLY!!!) by NICKY VIOLIN
You're welcome! Enjoy.
In reply to You're welcome! Enjoy. by Recorder485
:o)
XD XD XD XD XD
I made a new score called Sailors' Song!!!
In reply to I made a new score called by NICKY VIOLIN
Congratulations!
You can now explore refining the score using the more advanced functions that MuseScore offers. For instance, you can get rid of those empty measueres at the end by highlighting them and typing CTL+DEL. (To highlight a section of the score, click in an empty part of the first measure you want to highlight--a blue box will appear around the measure--and then hold down the SHIFT key while using the arrow keys to extend the blue box to the end of the last measure you want to select.)
And if you want to experiment with adding harmony to this melody, you can add new instruments by typing I or clicking on 'Instruments' in the drop-down under Edit in the main menu. I don't know how much music theory you've had in school yet, but this is an interesting, modal melody. You might try to write a simple counterpoint to it as a start. Have fun!
In reply to Congratulations! You can now by Recorder485
I think this is more of a transcription from paper than an original composition—I notice Mark Williams is credited as the composer, and indeed, there is a composition with that name by that creator: https://www.totalsheetmusic.com/digital-sheet-music/mark-williams-strin…
In reply to I think this is more of a by Isaac Weiss
I know
I just bassically go through my music and choose which piece i want to post
I make A LOT of mistakes
In reply to I know I just bassically go by NICKY VIOLIN
Don't worry about the mistakes; you can always correct them. There are errors in the original MSS of every composer in history, including guys like Bach and Beethoven. I work with those scores all the time, and correcting errors is a large part of my job as an editor. ;o)
MuseScore is a great tool that will enable you to explore your musical vision. Keep at it!
In reply to Don't worry about the by Recorder485
... And "MSS" means manuscripts. ;-)
In reply to I think this is more of a by Isaac Weiss
Zack, she's a young music student, learning to use a scorewriter for the first time as far as I can tell. I know that the piece was written by Mark Williams (he died a few years back, but wrote a load of stuff for the educational market), but if she wants to stretch herself and learn, she can take his 'cantus firmus' and try to add to it using MuseScore. It's an interesting melody, written more or less in Dorian mode, and it'd be a learning experience for her to try to compose a first-species counterpoint to it.
It's good to encourage young musicians to do more than whack away at I, IV, and V chords on an electric guitar.... ;o)
In reply to Zack, she's a young music by Recorder485
Oh, absolutely! My reply was to you because I thought you might have missed the Mark Williams part. This not-yet-in-college MuseScore user is the last person to discourage any young musician.
Nicky, all "first species counterpoint" means is harmony.
In reply to Oh, absolutely! My reply was by Isaac Weiss
Yeah, but it's a specific type of harmony--harmony based on a single additional melodic line, rather than on chords. In Fux's Gradus it's defined precisely, but I have NO idea of what theory teachers are giving the kids these days. In the 1960s, my theory teachers didn't even touch polyphony; all I got was basic triads, scale degrees, inversions, and NO PARALLEL FIFTHS!!!! That was about it.
If she can compose a single-voice melody to harmonise with Mark Williams' original melody, she'll be 'way ahead of the average. Great thing about MuseScore (and digital scorewriters in general) is that they enable the student to HEAR what they've written. Not everybody can look at a perfect fourth on paper and hear it in their head.
In reply to Nicky, all "first species by Recorder485
FWIW, I teach a college course on counterpoint - kind of an overview of Renaissance and Baroque approaches. I do cover species counterpoint, and most textbooks I have looked at devote a few chapters to it, and I remember spending a month or two studying it as an undergraduate. It tends not to be the main focus but is usually treated more as a means to an end, even within the specific field of counterpoint. I imagine that's how Fux thought of it, but I confess to only having read excerpts.
In reply to FWIW, I teach a college by Marc Sabatella
I'm currently belting my way through Jeppeson, with the Alfred Mann translation of Fux as a back-up for when Jeppeson loses focus and wanders off into his own world (which is highly opinionated, in spite of his friendly style). Fux invented the whole idea of the graduated species of counterpoint as a pedagogical device, so yes, 'means to an end' describes it perfectly. The 'dialogue' between Josephus and Aloysius is almost funny by today's standards ('O revered master, I am glad that my error was due to ignorance rather than inattention...'), but it is an EXCELLENT teaching device once one gets past the archaic language.
Mann's translation is quite accessible if you don't read German or Latin. Amazon has it available quite inexpensively.
In reply to I'm currently belting my way by Recorder485
THX for all the encouraging words!
I don't know what i would do without u guys!
THANK YOU,THANK YOU,THANK YOU!!!!!
In reply to THX for all the encouraging by NICKY VIOLIN
You're welcome, you're welcome, you're welcome! ;D I can't wait to see what you come up with.