How to enter small alternate notes in MuseScore 4?
I want to enter small alternate notes, a common feature in last-century pop, e.g. as for the syllable "bove" in the vocal line in the attached. In MuseScore 3 there was a "Small" option in the Chord section of the inspector. I haven't found an equivalent in MuseScore 4. I found the small notehead option in properties, but I haven't found a way to shrink a flag, or (what would be better) a note as a whole. Is there a way to do this in MS 4? Thanks!
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Different voice, chord (not note) set to small (and probably also disable playback)
In reply to Divverent voice, chord (not… by Jojo-Schmitz
That's what I did in MuseScore 3, and it worked. I'm trying to do the same in MS 4, but I can't find where to set the chord to small. Where is that control?
In reply to That's what I did in… by daveschweisguth
Ah, I just found it! It's called "cue size" now. Setting "cue size" to on shrinks the entire note.
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Maybe I'm misunderstanding what you are trying to do, but this is how I do the small, optional notes for vocalists. I don't have to switch voices at all.
Optionally, as others have said, you can set the note to not playback, although I usually want to hear it, since I'm writing choral music, and I know at least some of the men and women will sing the optional notes.
In reply to Maybe I'm misunderstanding… by anthonypero
The original example showed the small note on a separate stem, so reproducing that would require voices. And of course, you need multiple voices if the rhythms differ. But indeed, in your example here, not needed.
In reply to The original example showed… by Marc Sabatella
How am I able to put 3 bars in 1 row, if the Shift+{ does not let it happen anymore? I would like to decrease the size of a bar (so I can put 3 bars in one row). How can I do that?
In reply to How am I able to put 3 bars… by AlexanderLion80
Format > Page settings... > Scaling > Stave space (reduce)
In reply to How am I able to put 3 bars… by AlexanderLion80
In MU4 it is no longer necessary to use stretch adjustments to fit additional measures on a system. Just select the measures you wish to combine and add the "group measures" element from the Layout palette.