Photo to script

• Jul 21, 2012 - 18:32

I have a photo copy of a peace of music that I want to type out in MuseScore. I have heard it played from this copy in our church but when I attempt to lay it out in MuseScript at 4/4 and the 4flats the bares cant contain the notes.

Any ideas?

I have surcharged as to whom the author was but unable to find it out.

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kNOKING AT THE DOOR.JPG	59.3 KB

Comments

xavierjazz

• Jul 21, 2012 - 18:37

There is no problem with the score you posted so it must be something that you are doing. Perhaps post your attempt and we can point out what is wrong. As a guess, are you using the 16ths properly?

underquark

• Jul 21, 2012 - 18:40

I'm sorry, but this looks like a fairly standard piece. Very occasionally a MuseScore score gets messed up, in which case post a copy here and people can see where the program - or you - may have gone wrong. Otherwise, all I can suggest is that you read the handbook and keep trying.

Marc Sabatella

• Jul 21, 2012 - 18:57

Also, I highly recommend the tutorial videos that you can access from the main page of this site. As thers have observed, this is a pretty somple iece; there should be no difficulties at all rendering it in MuseScore if you inderstand how to use the program. Perhaps the one non-obvviosi thing will be how to break the beams n the dotted-eighth sixteenth patterns; be sure to read the Handbook section Beam .

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• Jul 21, 2012 - 18:59

File -> New. Enter the title. Next. Double click Flute. Next. Choose 4 flats. Next.
Choose 4/4. The first measure contains a dotted eight note and a 16 note. The equivalent of a quarter note. So it's not a 4/4, it's a pickup measure or Anacrusis/ Check pickup measure and choose 1/4 (for a one quarter note). Press Finish
Select the first rest. Press N to begin note input. We want to enter a E dotted eight note. Press 4 on your keyboard for a eight note. Check the toolbar at the top. The eight note is highligted. Press the dot on your keyboard. In the toolbar the dot is highlighted. Press E to enter the E
Next note in a 16th, press 3. And it's a E, press E
And we are at measure 2. A quarter E. Press 5 for a quarter and press E again.
and so on
Last measure. It's dotted half note. Press 6 for half note and dot for the dot. Then press A since it's a A.
You have a remaining rest. Right click somewhere in the last measure, not on the note, in a empty space. A menu appears. Choose Measure Properties, and change the actual duration of the measure to 3/4 = 3 quarter notes = a half dotted note.See Measure operations for a description of this dialog.
For the dynamics (mp, etc..), see Dynamics
For the tempo marking (Andante...), see Tempo
For the cresc, dim. select a note, and press Ctrl + T to enter text.
For the hairpin (< >), see Hairpin
Some beams might be different. See Beam

Read everything carefully and try to reproduce. The final result should look like the file attached. But don't use that one :) do it by yourself !

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Who's That Knocking At The Door.mscz	2.8 KB

Wena D Parry

• Jul 22, 2012 - 17:55

Thank you all for your help and advice, and lasconic for the example and list of things to study.

Is it possible for me to add a Base line to the already setup script? Or do I have to start from scratch?

Wena

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• Jul 22, 2012 - 18:29

I think it's better to start from scratch and use the instructions + your original + my mscz file

Wena D Parry

• Jul 23, 2012 - 12:19

Thank you lasconic for your advice.
I have enjoyed and learn t a few things in working an this script.

I have 3 queries.

When I came to the Chorus (Cytgan, in Welsh) entering the notes in the first bar overflowed into the second, what have I done?

Other people seems to be able to keep the bars tidily into four bars across the page, how do you do that?

As you will see I will now need to file in the base, and I am no musician or composer but I am attempting to be something.

I have learn t how to add the lyrics and I will only put in one verse of this hymn in-between.

Yes, this is an old Welsh hymn that the Salvation Army had some 100 years ago!!

Wena

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Pwy Sydd yn Curo Wrth y Drws.mscz	3.15 KB

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• Jul 23, 2012 - 16:57

1/ You probably enter a note too big for the duration of the measure.

2/ You can select a barline and press Return on your keyboard to put a line break.

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Pwy Sydd yn Curo Wrth y Drws.mscz	3.07 KB

Wena D Parry

• Jul 23, 2012 - 22:10

I don't think Iasoasconic this is the same peace, "Who's That Knocking At The Door". I have as far as I can see kept to all your guidelines. But something is wrong, just after your instruction to me on the 21st (section 8 as above )to deal with the remaining rest, just at the Chores section.

Wena