Rests not being replaced when notes entered?

• Aug 10, 2022 - 21:07

Relatively new to musescore, using the barbershop quartet choral template. No issues with treble clef, but when notes are entered in Voices 3 and 4, the rests that should be replaced remain in the measure, right on top of the entered notes. They can be moved elsewhere, but not deleted. can anyone help?


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You are probably making the common mistake of using voices 3 and 4 incorrectly. The term "voice" relates to rhythmically independent lines of notation, only incidentally related to singing voices. This is not just a MuseScore terminology but is used throughout music, including non-vocal music, where two or more "tunes" are notated on the same staff. It is very rare to have more than two voices on a single stave, but voices 3 and 4 are provided for situations like very dense counterpoint.

The barbershop quartet template has two staves. You should use only voice 1 and voice 2 on both staves. Voices 3 and 4 would be used only in the very rare circumstance when you have 3 or 4 independent voices on the same stave.

See this article in the handbook which describes how and when voices should be used in MuseScore. https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/voices

If you need more help, please attach your score here so that a more detailed explanation of how to use voices in your specific case can be provided.

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