creating Grand Score file from SATB

• Jan 16, 2018 - 13:20

I've written an arrangement using the SATB file to create a piece for a choir. I want to create a four-part score using the Grand Staff but don't know how to create this from what I've already written. I've only recently started using Musescore so don't know all its ins-and-outs yet, so any help would be gratefully received.

Many thanks,

Blair.


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If you want it played on the piano, then create the instrument using the I key. This can be in a new file if you want. If you are creating it for a piano then copy the Soprano and Tenor parts to the piano in the proper staves. To select an entire part, select the first note or measure and press ctrl+shift+end.

To copy the Alto and Bass (one at a time), select the entire staff and exchange voices 1 and 2 using Edit->Voices->Exchange voices 1-2. Open the filter selector (F6) if not open already and remove the check from voice 1. Voice 2 notes should now be selected. Copy these (I would use ctrl+c), select the first note of the appropriate destination staff and paste. You will now have 2 voices on a single staff with the higher voice stems up and lower voice stem down.

If you used the existing score you can now use "i" to remove the extra staves and use Save as... to save it as a new file. If you want to rename the staves, you can double click a name and edit it.

Hi folks. I just read this comment, and as a new user myself I found myself with a similar issue. I write SATA attangements for a choir, and decided to use grand stave for a particular piece, since parts were coming in and out frequently, and felt it would be easier to read. The problem arose that I also create mp3 files for each part bringing each part up individually for rehearsal (about half the choir don't read music!). Then I discovered that the mixer does not allow you to separate voices on a stave. As far as I can see, this is only a problem with choral work. Does anyone know if this is possible, or am I doomed to write each voice on a separate stave?

In reply to by Gareth James 2

Hi Gareth,
I'm in the same boat as you as some of my choir don't read music either. I've tended to write each part separately to allow me to create an mp3 file for each. I've just learned from this thread how to combine those to a grand stave. If you open the mixer tab it allows you to change the volume balance for each part. save as individual parts and create your mp3's from that. Quite time-consuming!! I'm sure there's an easier way that someone knows about!

In reply to by Blair Edwards

Hi Blair,
We seem to be approaching the same problem from different angles! Like you, I created each part in a different voice since I needed, like you, to create mp3 files for rehearsal. The problem then is that the score becomes very unwieldy, and I wanted to find a more elegant solution that allowed me to provide a separate sound file for each voice whilst showing a professional looking score. That led me to the discovery of the limitations of the mixer

That said, Musescore is an amazing piece of software, the support is excellent, and the printed manual is well worth considering. Also I love the integration with the apps for IOS and Android. The more tecnologically minded of our choir have already discovered these, and are demanding 'more scores please'.

Best wishes

In reply to by Gareth James 2

Hi Gareth.

Hopefully the new version will help. It’s been a steep learning curve for me this past 6 months taking over as conductor and musical director of my local community choir and all it’s entailed. We have between 40 and 50 each week many of whom don’t read music and have had little or no choral experience.

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