Transcribing folk music
I am transcribing a folk-tune into Musescore, which has been written in the source I am copying, with alternate 4/4 and 5/4 bars. Apparently, it is common to write music which doesn't quite fit, in this manner.
Musescore quite sensibly adds rests of various lengths to make sense of the music.
I would like to rearrange some of these rests, but don't know enough about either the program or about music, to do so.
Any suggestions?
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The attachment shows a number of rests, none of which are in the original.
In reply to The attachment shows a… by Luasaigh
Here are two available options for you that also are expressed in the Handbook as Marc mentioned:
1) Select the extra rests and press 'V' to make them invisible. If you're merely transcribing, this might work fine unless the empty spacing looks odd. If that's the case, you can make use of some Inspector positioning attributes (experiment) to shape it up.
2) Another option resulting in proper playback with a tighter look is to calculate the actual beats and to integrate them into the measure properties. For example, on the first measure you have an extra 8th rest. If you desire to eliminate this, you should realize that what you have is 6/16s (2/16 + 3/16 + 1/16 = 6/16) out of 8/16ths. Reducing the fraction gives the 2/4 timing as with the score. If you right click that particular measure, press Measure Properties, then edit under Measure Duration the Actual to be 6 / 16, that should tidy things up a bit. Do likewise for the rest of your measures.
Note: If you choose the second option, you might want to consider copying the contents of the measure first, excluding the interior or exterior rests. Then after the measure duration alteration, paste the notes.
Regards.
In reply to Here are two available… by worldwideweary
Thank you worldwideweary,
You have pointed me in the right direction, and I hope that perseverance is all that it will take :)
I'm very impressed with the speed of your response.
Thanks again.
In order to advise better, we would need to see the original so we can tell what specifically you want it to look like. Generally, anything you need to know about how to enter and edit notes can be found in the "Note input" section of the Handbook. If after reading that if you have more specific questions on how to get a particular result in a particular measure, let us know.
In reply to In order to advise better,… by Marc Sabatella
Thanks Marc,
Like any program that I learn, it takes time to learn even the fundamentals.
Thanks for your response.