Getting a low note on treble clef
I have a c chord that takes it down to a low e below middle c. The program seems to go only as far down as a low f. Any way to overcome that limitation?
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I can guess that you are trying to enter notes by clicking with your mouse. This works as a way to get started, but suffers the limitation you notice - at some point, MuseScore interprets a click as belonging to the staff above or below. So instead, use one of the other ways of entering notes - eg, typing on your computer keyboard, the Piano Keyboard window, or a MIDI keyboard. See the Handbook under "Note input" and/or watch the tutorials for much more on entering notes.
But meanwhile, if you do wish to continue using the mouse, simply enter the note somewhere that you can then use the arrow keys to it move up or down.
In reply to I can guess that you are… by Marc Sabatella
Thank you, Marc. I am brand new at this. Just started this morning and have a song put together. I sort of jumped into it and went with what seemed to be working. I'll try the other methods you suggested.
The other thing I've struggled with is getting rests to go where I want them--especially when I start a measure with rests. Finally got one to work and just copied for other measures. But I have a couple of measures with three rest counts (in 4/4 time) and it puts up three quarter rests. Is that typical? I've seen a half and a quarter on sheet music but can't seem to make the system do that.
Thanks again. I appreciate your quick response. I'm having a lot of fun with this.
In reply to Thank you, Marc. I am brand… by Janet Fisher
It is best to read https://musescore.org/en/handbook/note-input to get started in entering notes and rests. There are pictoral examples of some techniques you will no doubt need in the future so I recommend you pay attention to those as well. At least make a mental note of the other techniques, they include links to other places in the handbook that will explain these when you need them. This page will answer the questions you have asked.
In reply to It is best to read https:/… by mike320
Thank you, Mike. I see there a many ways to get where you want to go. I appreciate your quick response.
In reply to Thank you, Mike. I see there… by Janet Fisher
Don't hesitate to ask questions. There are many features in MuseScore that makes things easier. If it seems difficult and you can't find it in the handbook, by all means ask!
In reply to Don't hesitate to ask… by mike320
Thanks, Mike. You guys are great. There's definitely a learning curve, but I do have music now that looks like the real thing. Yay!
In reply to Thank you, Marc. I am brand… by Janet Fisher
Overall, best advice I can give with respect to entering notes and rests is that you enter them one at a time, left to right, exactly as you would read them. If you want a measure to start with three quarter rests, then by all means, start by entering the three quarter rests. But that would not normally be the musically correct way to write three beats of rest. Instead, three beats of rest at the beginning of a measure would be written as a a half rest followed by a quarter note, so you should enter that. But in all cases, you enter exactly what you want, left to right.
In reply to Overall, best advice I can… by Marc Sabatella
Thank you again, Marc. I finally found directions on how to make two of those quarter rests into a half rest, so it looks right now. There's a lot to learn but the piece is gradually becoming what I've been playing on the piano as I find my way through the handbook as well as discovering through trial and error. This is a good site.
AS to your specific request here, I enter the note 1 octave higher (or lower as necessary) and then use Ctrl/arrow key to move it to the proper octave.
In reply to AS to your specific request… by xavierjazz
Good idea. Thanks, xavier.