jump not working
I'm just learning to work with Musescore, and I'm copying the bass line from some sheet music I have into Musescore. One of the jumps, "To coda" or more specifically "to (coda symbol)" isn't working. it just passes by when playing what I have copied. I'm sure I've copied it as it is written, but it's still not working. Are there any common or basic errors that I might have made that would have caused this?
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Check the following:
If you have checked all those and read this: https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/repeats-and-jumps and still can't get it to work, attach the score here and describe the play order you actually want.
In reply to Check the following: is… by SteveBlower
One more thing to check: is the "Play Repeats" button selected?
In reply to Check the following: is… by SteveBlower
Thanks for responding so quickly. I was able to get the jump working correctly by by using your suggestion #3. I'm not sure I completely understand why, but it works and I'll keep trying to understand more about it.
Thanks again.
In reply to Thanks for responding so… by ljharley51
The To Coda instruction means Don't play what comes next, play the Coda instead. So, if we have Section A, To Coda, Section B, Coda and the To Coda is honoured as soon as it is encountered, Section B would never be played. What is needed is Section A, To Coda, Section B, Go back to the start of Section A but this time follow the To Coda instruction, Coda.
The instruction DC al Coda is shorthand for Go back to the start of Section A but this time follow the To Coda instruction. Without it a musician would shrug and do something, but perhaps not what you want. MuseScore behaves similarly, but without the shrug