Rests not being replaced when notes entered?
Relatively new to musescore, using the barbershop quartet choral template. No issues with treble clef, but when notes are entered in Voices 3 and 4, the rests that should be replaced remain in the measure, right on top of the entered notes. They can be moved elsewhere, but not deleted. can anyone help?
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You are probably making the common mistake of using voices 3 and 4 incorrectly. The term "voice" relates to rhythmically independent lines of notation, only incidentally related to singing voices. This is not just a MuseScore terminology but is used throughout music, including non-vocal music, where two or more "tunes" are notated on the same staff. It is very rare to have more than two voices on a single stave, but voices 3 and 4 are provided for situations like very dense counterpoint.
The barbershop quartet template has two staves. You should use only voice 1 and voice 2 on both staves. Voices 3 and 4 would be used only in the very rare circumstance when you have 3 or 4 independent voices on the same stave.
See this article in the handbook which describes how and when voices should be used in MuseScore. https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/voices
If you need more help, please attach your score here so that a more detailed explanation of how to use voices in your specific case can be provided.
In reply to You are probably making the… by SteveBlower
Thank you, thank you!!!!!!
In reply to Thank you, thank you!!!!!! by nancysingz
and you only need to use voice 2 when there are different note values in the two parts. When both treble and lead (or tenor and bass) sing a quarter note, just use voice 1.
In reply to and you only need to use… by AndreasKågedal
Using one voice to write same duration notes of "natural" voices sharing a staff is possible but not necessirily a good idea. Because that removes possibility to select or control voices independently.
In reply to Using one voice to write… by frfancha
In choral parts it is most common to have the two parts on each staff - soprano/alto or tenor/bass - to have the note stems pointing in opposite directions: soprano and tenor up, alto and bass down, even when their note durations are the same.
In reply to In choral parts it is most… by SteveBlower
It's kind of depending on context. Lots of simple hymn-style arrangements use the convention of combining stems where possible. But, I agree it's not really a great idea in most cases.