How can I "Fine" on the first note of a measure.
When I try to Fine on the first note of a measure the music plays back with with the last two note sounding when I want them to be silent. Andy
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"Fine" always applies to the end of a measure. If you need it to apply mid-measure, just split that measure
In reply to "Fine" always applies to the… by Jojo-Schmitz
Then hide the bar line.
In reply to Then hide the bar line. by mike320
If you want to confuse the musicians ...
In reply to If you want to confuse the… by Jojo-Schmitz
True Jojo. I've never seen a Fine on anything but the last beat of a measure. I don't think it's a good idea to put it on the first beat, but I was answering the question. It would definitely make me do a double take if it were somewhere else, but OP wanted it on the first beat of a measure. If I were writing original music, I would definitely split the measure and put a double bar line, without hiding it, after the Fine.
In reply to True Jojo. I've never seen a… by mike320
In 2001 I purchased the music book "Suuri Harmonikka Kirja. This book has 88 songs. Going through just a part of the book I found five songs that had the Fine on the first note of a measure. One of the songs was "Soir de Paris" so this is something that is only specific to Finnish music. MuseScore makes it difficult to transcribe or compose a piece of music where the Fine is not at the end of a measure. Thanks Jojo for a fix to this problem. Attached is a waltz I am working on now.
In reply to In 2001 I purchased the… by Kayla6422
The piece you attached is a nice piece. The method for the repeat is unconventional. I haven't seen a lot of Finnish music, but I have seen some. The Fine I would guess means to end the song the fourth time through on the tied note. I'm guessing Laulu X4 means play 4 times. You can make it repeat 4 times, but MuseScore will not honor the Fine without a D.S. or D.C. You can make it play correctly with just a couple of hidden modifications.
In reply to In 2001 I purchased the… by Kayla6422
Splitting a measure isn't difficult. Since ending mid-measure is extremely non-standard, it is reasonable to need to take a couple of extra seconds to make it happen. My guess, BTW, is that this in't some sort of special Finnish tradition, probably more some unique quirk of the publisher of that that particular book.
In reply to Splitting a measure isn't… by Marc Sabatella
How do you split a measure on MuseScore? BTW I have other scores that are not Finnish and not from that publisher that have the piece of music end on the first note of a measure. And BTW again thank you for your help with this sticky wicket.
In reply to How do you split a measure… by Kayla6422
Simply select the note where you want to split and go to Edit / Measures / Split.
Granted ending Midmeasure is not completely unheard of. But its nonstandard and that's why it requires two extra clicks.
In reply to Simply select the note where… by Marc Sabatella
Thank you Marc for the path on MuseScore to split a measure. It worked fine and then I made the line invisible using the inspector feature. For Christmas my son is getting me the Mastering MuseScore book that I plan on reading cover to cover. Hopefully this will help me with arranging, composing and transcribing scores. Thanks again for your help. Andy
If Laulu X4 means play (the verse?) 4 times, have a listen to this: Kukkian Valssi2.mscz
Regards.
In reply to If Laulu X4 means play … by Jm6stringer
Laulu means song in English. Andy