staff size
I am arranging a piece for a men's quartet. When I added the lyrics, the bottom of the staff lowered quite a bit, so that there is a lot of room between the lyrics and the bass notes. How can I move the lower staff back up where it was?
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| Away_in_a_Manger_third_verse.mscz | 7.66 KB |
Comments
Add a spacer fixed down;
Append a vertical Frame;
In reply to Add a spacer fixed down;… by Shoichi
I just tried to attach the file. I hope it worked.
In reply to I just tried to attach the… by shargilli2
n the attachment (Bis) I reset the settings from Style and added the spacer as mentioned above.
In reply to n the attachment (Bis) I… by Shoichi
Thank you!
Are you planning on literally only printing these four measures? if not, it's best to not worry about the spacing until you are done. MuseScore is trying to fill the page more since there is so much space,e but as soon as you add more music, it will use the space for that instead. You shouldn't normally need to override this, but when you do, it's important not to do so prematurely, as adjustments made based on the current spacing may turn out to be counterproductive once the score is completed.
But if you are planning on printing this one line only, then you can close up the space by going to Format / Style / Page and reducing the max staff distance. This is better in most cases than using a spacer because it still allows some automatic adjustment and won't cause problems if, for example, you later add more verses or other change something.
In reply to Are you planning on… by Marc Sabatella
Thank you very much. I am actually planning on printing only those four measures for now. I appreciate your help.