Creating a score and turning off alll the automatic things
Hi,
I'm trying to transcribe some sheet music into a document in Musescore.
I'm trying to edit notes in the score,, including adding beams, notes and things and Musescore is just not playing ball.
I can't add a beam (tried all the help), I can't add a note without Musescore adding rests where I don't want them, and I can't go back and fix mistakes with notes without Musescore either ignoring me, adding a note of the length I don't want (I have the right note selected) or adding rests everywhere.
Help Please!!!
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Welcome aboard! It's kind of hard to guess what problems you're having, but you might be able to figure things out a lot easier if you take advantage of some of the learning resources that are available. For a start, when you first open MuseScore you should have the option to work with a tutorial score called "Getting Started." Additionally, the tutorial videos at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTYuWi2LmaPGb4SKXHm9JULQ-0CH8KpUk make working with MuseScore much easier.
In reply to Welcome aboard! It's kind of by Isaac Weiss
Hi, thanks for this.
I'm trying to change something in a score. I have 2 notes that I want a beam between. Musescore didn't put a beam in the first place.
I've tried selecting the notes and selecting the beam on the master palette which did nothing. I tried right-clicking on 1 note, then the other, then both together and selecting beam properties and I can't change anything there. Please can you tell me how to put a beam between 2 notes.
In reply to Hi, thanks for this. I'm by rnwebb
Hmm. Do you know the difference between a quarter note and an eighth note? You might be trying to add a beam between two quarter notes. Try this:
1. Start with a new, blank score.
2. Press [N], then [4].
3. Enter two notes in a row.
They should be beamed together now. If not, could you attach the MSCZ file here, along with a picture of what you're trying to achieve?
In reply to Hi, thanks for this. I'm by rnwebb
Well, are both notes ones that make sense to actually have a beam between them (that is, are they eighth notes or smaller)?
In reply to Well, are both notes ones by LuuBluum
Hi,
they are quarter notes, but I'm transcribing from a piece of existing music and on the original, the 2 notes have a beam...
If it doesn't make sense for MuseScore to do it automatically, how can I do it manually? I try to click on the Beam properties and change it for the notes in question (either 1 or 2 together) and Musescore does nothing.
In reply to Hi, they are quarter notes, by rnwebb
If they have beams, it's not conceivable that they're quarter notes. I guarantee it. Post a picture and we'll help you figure out what duration is actually intended.
In reply to Hi, they are quarter notes, by rnwebb
Shot in the dark here- those aren't beams, those are tremolos .
In reply to Shot in the dark here- those by LuuBluum
Hi, I really appreciate how much you're helping me.
Here is the score, it's the first part of 'bridge over troubled water' for the harp.
In reply to Hi, I really appreciate how by rnwebb
Have you accounted for the pickup measure when you first created the score? (That's the very first measure containing only one beat - with 2 eighth notes.)
See:
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/create-new-score-0#time-signature-pic…
OR...
If you need to create a pickup after the score is already created, see:
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/measure-operations-0#duration
Now, to enter the first few beats:
1. Click on the rest (or note) in the first - the pickup - measure to select it. (Turns blue)
2. Enter N (for note entry mode), then 4 (which selects the quarter note icon in the note selection toolbar).
3. Enter the letters F F E D to enter the first four eighth notes. (Beams are added automatically and the letter names of notes can be entered successively until a note duration changes.)
4. Now the note duration changes, so enter 6 followed by a . (period) -- for the dotted half note.
5. Enter C
Continue on, remembering that typing 0 (zero) enters a rest (of the selected duration).
Also, Ctrl + up arrow raises an entered note one octave. Ctrl + down arrow lowers it.
Regards, and welcome aboard.
In reply to Have you accounted for the by Jm6stringer
Thanks!!