How do I add rests in MuseScore? How do I change note value (for example from quarter note to half note)?
How do I add rests in MuseScore? How do I change note value (for example from quarter note to half note)?
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https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/note-input#enter-notes-rests
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/note-input#change-duration
Take a look at these two links it should tell you all you need to know.
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/measure-rests
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/note-input
How do I dot an existing note? For example, I want to change a half note (2 beats) into a dotted half note (3 beats).
How to I insert a repeat sign?
How do I input chords?
How do I edit the line which states the composer and lyricist. I am both, and I also wish to insert a copyright sign.
How do I display tool bar with icons for rests and other items I may wish to use?
The YouTube tutorial does not look like my own Muse Score. How do I resolve this issue?
In reply to How do I dot an existing… by Singingheart
You wrote:
The YouTube tutorial does not look like my own Muse Score. How do I resolve this issue?
Use the online handbook. It is more up to date than old videos:
https://musescore.org/en/handbook
As an example, for repeats, look at the index under 'Notation' and you'll see 'Repeats and jumps'. Click on that and you will find your answer for repeats.
In reply to How do I dot an existing… by Singingheart
The tutorials are for MuseScore 2, still relevant, but not exactly matching MuseScore 3 anymore.
But indeed do yourself a favor and read the handbook, I'd recommend you read it once competly, front to back and come back to single topics later as needed
I am trying to find the Tour in the StartUp Wizard – as advised by MuseScore Handbook in the link that you sent me.
Here is the link you sent me: https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/learning-musescore#tours
Where is the Start Up Wizard, with the Tour and other instructional information?
In January 2020, I paid for and received the MuseScore DVD “Write Music Scores with Your Computer”
I installed it in my Programs on my computer Microsoft Surface Pro.
the icon says “MuseScore 2” Date: 8/29/2018.
Is this the MuseScore program I should use?
Should I upgrade? If so, how?
Should I download a more recent MuseScore program from the Internet?
If so, please send the link to download.
I am finding MuseScore very difficult to use!
The instructions do not match the score on my computer.
Susan Horowitz
In reply to I am trying to find the Tour… by Singingheart
The tours are a MuseScore 3 feature. You get it from our download page
BTW, the handbook for MuseScore 2 is at https://musescore.org/en/handbook-musescore-2
In reply to I am trying to find the Tour… by Singingheart
I have no idea who sold you that DVD, but MuseScore is never sold by us - it's always 100% free. Sounds like someone sold you an old copy - very unscrupulous of them, although not technically illegal. Just get the current from this site (for free, as always) by clicking Download above.
In reply to I have no idea who sold you… by Marc Sabatella
Yes, the DVD I paid for seems like the root cause for my problems. The advice from MuseScore did not apply to what I saw on my computer. I finally figured out that the DVD might be the issue. I'm hoping that I can now read and follow the manual.
In reply to Yes, the DVD I paid for… by Singingheart
I think I installed MuseScore 3.4.1. I downloaded it installed the download, then I moved it to my computer desktop and installed it there. Then I tried to find the Start Up Wizard, the Tour and the Handbook (as advised). But I cannot find anything to help me master MuseScore. I just open a sample score - go to a video that seems to say Musescore 2 (which I deleted - as advised). I look for a help button (which I cannot find), and try to figure it out in bits and pieces by trial and error. A handbook would help (as I was advised), but I cannot find it or open it.
In reply to I think I installed… by Singingheart
Here you will find the MuseScore 3 handbook:
https://musescore.org/en/handbook
Once the program is installed on your computer, start with the handbook part "Basics".
In reply to Here you will find the… by Jm6stringer
The help button (or menu) is here:
And opening that menu reveals the Handbook
In reply to I think I installed… by Singingheart
The Handbook is right there in the Help menu within MuseScore, also in the Support menu on this site. ALso, although the following tutorial was made in MuseScore 2, everything in it still applies:
https://school.masteringmusescore.com/courses/366102/lectures/6267305
In reply to The Handbook is right there… by Marc Sabatella
Singingheart. Hang in there. If you have never used notation software before, you can do it. It's not like any other type of program. And not very intuitive. I know you want to dive in and get going, but you'll need some groundwork first. And there are excellent people here to help you. Start simple. That symphony might have to wait a week or so:-)
In reply to Singingheart. Hang in there… by bobjp
How do I import a Sibelius File into Muse Score if someone sends me a Sibelius File by Email attachment?
I do not have Sibelius software in my computer, but I downloaded Muse Score 3.4.1. Thanks.
In reply to How do I import a Sibelius… by Singingheart
They need to send it to you as an xml file, not a sib file. Mid. will work but not as well as xml.
In reply to They need to send it to you… by bobjp
Thanks. Does an xml file open to look like muse score file? Also, how do I write a note that is meant to be spoken (not sung)? In sheet music, it looks like an x with a stem.
In reply to Thanks. Does an xml file… by Singingheart
A MusicXML file contains enough information to open recognizably if not perfectly.
To change a notehead, use the Inspector or the Noteheads palette.
In reply to How do I import a Sibelius… by Singingheart
No way, sib is a closed proprietary format that nobody a but Sibelius can read