Consolidating Measures To A Single Stave
Okay.... I had to leave Sibelius because they want to charge me now. Now I am trying MuseScore.
I like the ability to independently have as many measures in a single stave as I'd like. The problem I have is this....
I am composing a cello chart. I have a notated 4 click intro measure and then 4 measures of intro, 8 measures of verse 1, 8 measures of verse 2. The cello doesn't come in until the chorus. I would like to use the multirest feature with all the measures on the first stave like in the attached image. Is this possible in MuseScore or am I limited to the preset number of measures per stave?
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See: https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/measure-rests#break
In reply to See: https://musescore.org… by Shoichi
I understand how to make them.... my problem is I want to select the specific range of measures and put them on one stave. Look at the attached image below. I want the rehearsal mark "A" to begin the 2nd stave and every measure before it to be on one stave. How do I make that happen? Thanks!
In reply to I understand how to make… by tgarber
Familiarize yourself with the instructions in the handbook.
It is recommended that you enter all notes in the score first before enabling multimeasure rests.
Also see. https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/breaks-and-spacers#add-break-to-mea…
In reply to Familiarize yourself with… by Shoichi
All the notes are in. The arrangement is complete. I just need to get all the measures before letter "A" on the first stave. Letter "A" in the screenshot above is the chorus and I want the "A" section to start with the first measure of the stave. So, including the click measure, I want the first 21 measures on their own stave. Is that doable?
In reply to All the notes are in. The… by tgarber
Did you look at the attachment above?
In reply to Did you look at the… by Shoichi
I did... and I do not see where it gives instructions on how to consolidate a range of measures to their own stave.
In reply to I did... and I do not see… by tgarber
I tried the "line break" method, but it doesn't do what I'm wanting to do.
In reply to I did... and I do not see… by tgarber
Open the the attachment above (*Bismscz);
Press M;
Right click measures 6, 14, ->Measure Properties, you can see the tick in Break multimeasure rest;
I have inserted from the palette the System break at measure 21.
In reply to Open the the attachment… by Shoichi
Awesomeness! Thanks for all your help, Shoichi!!!
In reply to Did you look at the… by Shoichi
I figured it out! The multirest measures need to be in place before you use the line break feature. Awesomeness. Thanks for the help, Shoichi!
In reply to I figured it out! The… by tgarber
Bravo. ;-)
In reply to Bravo. ;-) by Shoichi
Since I have your attention... (sort of) I've followed the instructions in the manual on deleting a range of measures. The instruction is:
Remove a single measure1. Select the measure2. Press Ctrl+Del (Mac: Cmd+Del).
Remove a range of measures1. Select a range of measures;2. Press Ctrl+Del (Mac: Cmd+Del)
I have tried it and it doesn't remove the measures from the score. What am I doing wrong?
In reply to Since I have your attention… by tgarber
Click the first measure, is highlighted by a blue frame;
Hold down Shift and use right arrow. this selects the range;
Press Ctrl+Del.
In reply to Click the first measure, is… by Shoichi
Yes.... I've done that. It simply doesn't delete them.
In reply to Yes.... I've done that. It… by tgarber
Are you using 3.6.2 (https://musescore.org/en/download )?
In reply to Are you using 3.6.2 (https:/… by Shoichi
Yes.... I just downloaded this app today. It's my first time using it. Closing the app and reopening it solved the issue.
I've been a long time Sibelius user. I written hundreds of charts and have never had to pay for a subscription to use it. But, my church upgraded my computer and my version of Sibelius would not work on the Catalin OS. So, Sibelius wants me to pay for a subscription to continue using it. I decided to go with MuseScore istead. So far.... I am so glad I did. Seems very intuitive and the learning curve seems minimal.
And you've been an amazing help, Shoichi!!!!
In reply to Yes.... I just downloaded… by tgarber
Just one of the contributors, trust the handbook (if you click on a score item and press F1 it should open the online one) and then there's the forum for suggestions. And you never stop learning.
Welcome aboard and...Buona musica!
In reply to Click the first measure, is… by Shoichi
I don't understand why.... but, I quit MuseScore and reopened it and it worked. Go figure.
Again.... thanks for your willingness to help!
You're the best!
In reply to I don't understand why… by tgarber
I had a similar problem last week. I'm not sure, but I think it was because I had been using the selection filter to only select some of the voices.