how to notate dotted half note in a 3/4 time signature
It's been a while since I used MuseScore and I just downloaded v4. I am transcribing an A-flat major piece to C major. The time signature is 3/4. The ribbon of notes across the top of the screen does not include a dotted halfnote. How do I get a dotted halfnote in a measure?
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This new. On the right side of that bar is a gear. Select it and scroll down to add what you need.
In reply to This new. On the right side… by bobjp
I selected the gear, and scrolled right past half note to whole note. There is no dotted half note option that I see. ???
In reply to I selected the gear, and… by Mikery2
The dot(ted quarter note) is on the toolbar too or at least can get added via the gear wheel icon
In reply to The dot is on the toolbar too by Jojo-Schmitz
I found the dotted quarter note. It is the dotted half note I can't find.
My wife often says I can't find something right in front of me, but I have looked hard for this and am so far unsuccessful.
Any help is appreciated.
In reply to This new. On the right side… by bobjp
I saw the gear and looked at the dropdown menu. In the menu I found the augmented dot. Nothing I do adds a dot to my half note in the score. Is there something I am missing?
In reply to This new. On the right side… by bobjp
I did look at the gear and its dropdown menu. I found the augment dot. What do I do with it to get a dotted half note into my score? It is just not that clear. I cannot find a tutorial for doing that either.
In reply to I did look at the gear and… by jrshalf
Forget the gear wheel, that is only needed to customise the toolbar to include double dots if needed.
In the toolbar click on the half note, click on the dot, enter the note.
Or using the PC keyboard, press 6 (selects half note duration), press . (period - US / full stop - UK) to make it a dotted duration, press a A to G to enter the note. See https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/note-input#note-rest-duration
In reply to In the toolbar lick on the… by SteveBlower
YESSSS!!! This works. Strange that the tool bar has a dotted quarter note but not a dotted half note. Very confusing. Thank you for this.
In reply to YESSSS!!! This works. … by Mikery2
Ahhh! I see where the confusion comes from.
I hardly ever use the toolbar during note entry as I prefer to "touch type" on the PC keyboard. I had to go and look this morning to see if there really is a dotted quarter on the toolbar. That dotted quarter is the button to press to get the augmentation dot for any basic note duration. First select a half note, then select that dotted quarter and you are then entering dotted halves. The dot further along the toolbar is a staccato dot - potential for even more confusion!
In reply to Ahhh! I see where the… by SteveBlower
As this seems so likely to confuse others I have raised an issue on Git Hub https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/issues/16027
Did you try following the built-in tutorials?
In reply to Did you try following the… by Tate Shannon
I watched the first 4 tutorials. I had my eye out for the dotted half note after trying to score some music following the first tutorial. I became pretty adept at scoring Musescore 3 so this is quite frustrating. If you can direct me to the tutorial that mentions dotted half notes I would be grateful.
Thank you.
In reply to I watched the first 4… by Mikery2
Mikery, See my note below. I was going crazy trying to figure this out. The plain ol' dot in the pallet screen is for staccato (which shows up under the note). To augment a note, you have to go to the gear to the right of the pallet, scroll down the popup menu to "Augmented note" and click on the eyeball so that it is open. That means it will show up on the pallet. But when you go out of the gear and look at the pallet it looks like you've got an option to choose a dotted quarter note. But you don't. If you want a dotted quarter note (or half note, or 8th note) you make sure the pencil on the far left of the pallet is highlighted, then you click on the plain ol' quarter note (or half note or whatever note), then click the ikon for augmenting a note that looks like a dotted quarter note, and you will notice that both notes are highlighted. Then you go to the score and put the combined note where you want it. They kept telling me to click on the plain ol' dot and that does not work. I am now a sane person again. Rosie
In reply to Did you try following the… by Tate Shannon
what tutorials? I am looking for them.
I agree with Mikery3. I see the half note. I looked in the dropdown menu gear and found the augment dot. But I cannot figure out a way to add that dot to a plain half note so I get a dotted one. Why doesn't MuseScore have it in the top ribbon group of notes that you can click on. It is not exactly a rare note to use. But I am willing to create one for myself. I just do not see where there is an instruction to do that. jrshalf
In reply to I agree with Mikery3. I see… by jrshalf
I meant half note, not halftone.
I FIGURED IT OUT! Click the edit pencil on the left part of the top ribbon so that it is highlighted. Click the half note and then click the dotted quarter note (That dotted quarter note ikon is not really a dotted quarter note, but they don't tell you that. It is actually the ikon for augmenting the time of the other note that you picked--in this case a half note). Then you go to the score and click the staff where you want the dotted half note to appear, and voila! This was not explained well at all on the tutorials. You all need to do a better job of explaining that.
In reply to I FIGURED IT OUT! Click the… by jrshalf
Hi JR,
This is something they should fix. The old (version) had the dotted half note in the bar. Let me know if you have any success!
John Fries
jfries@ptd.net
570 850-5331
In reply to Hi JR, This is something… by Jack5837$1
No, it did not have a dotted half note in the bar, just a plain dot
"The ribbon of notes across the top of the screen does not include a dotted halfnote. How do I get a dotted halfnote in a measure?"
As it always was... enter these keystrokes:
6 = half note
dot/period/full stop = augmentation dot
A B C D... = pitch of note for dotted halfnote