Make start and end measure incomplete.
Hi,
I have a piece to arrange and it has a 4/4 signature, but the first measure only has 3 beats and the last measure has 1 beat. How can I do this in MuseScore?
Thanks.
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MuseScore has a provision for this.
Make those two measures “Irregular.” First highlight the measure and then right-click and choose “Measure Properties.” Click “Irregular” then adjust the Actual Measure Duration to the true number of beats it contains -- either three or one in your example.
This is also useful for cadenzas where the Nominal measure duration goes out the window for a time.
In reply to Make start and end measure incomplete. by Bill Watkins
Greate thanks :)
In reply to Make start and end measure incomplete. by Bill Watkins
This is described in the handbook. See measure operations , "Duration".
The "irregular" checkbox just means that it is not counted in the measure numbers. In most instances you do not want the pickup measure to have a measure number, but technically the end measure shouldn't be marked as "irregular" in MuseScore since you do want to include it in the measure numbering. This is described in the "Irregular" section of measure operations .
In reply to Clarification and long-term reference by David Bolton
Yes, you would probably not want to mark the last measure in your example as Irregular for the reason pointed out.
Thanks for the correction.
In reply to Make start and end measure incomplete. by Bill Watkins
Hi, i was wondering what Bill was but with your answer i couldnt figure out how to click on both of the measures. How do you do so? i tryed using Shift and ctrl but it wouldnt work.
In reply to How Do You Click On Both Of Them by stumble cat
You can't.
You have to edit them separately
In reply to You can't. You have to edit by ChurchOrganist
Thanks
In reply to Make start and end measure incomplete. by Bill Watkins
THX