Simplifying rests and measure length
So I'm relatively new to this software. I thought it would be nice to use instead of staff paper to write simplified arrangements of pieces my piano students enjoy. I was able to figure a lot out with the handbook, but I can't find these two things:
1. How do you simplify rests? I have three sixteenth rests in a row... is that normal? I really don't know! (Circled in green in the pic)
2. I added lyrics and it ended up pushing one of my measures to the next line and it's really stretched out. I would prefer it to be two measure to a line, but I'm not sure how to get rid of the line break thing at the end. (Measure 4 of the pic)
3. I'm arranging this particular piece as just the melody played in middle C position, but hands don't play together. It's written on the grand staff, but when I add the lyrics, I have to add them with the bass clef and then treble and so on... So it's basically creating two lines of lyrics. Is there a way to fix this? (Circled in red on the pic)
I have attached pictures of all of these issues. If you can help, I would be so grateful! Thank you1
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Comments
While not in note input mode, select a rest and press a new duration. Either use 16 followed by an 8th or use a dotted 8th. (3 = 16th, 4 = 8th, 4 . = dotted 8th) see https://musescore.org/en/handbook/note-input
Select the line break and press delete
You didn't attach the actual score so this doesn't make sense. It looks like you added two instruments and made one a bass clef rather than using a piano. A piano has a real grand staff not two separate instruments. Use the piano template to make a score and press I to see how it is set up compared to what I suspect you will see when you press I in the score you are working on.
In reply to While not in note input mode… by mike320
Thank you so much for your help! I will look into those fixes.