How to avoid pauses in the lower chorus-system
Torbjorn Krogedal
Feb 12, 20:28 CET
Hi!
Thank you for the answer. I find it out myself after sending my question to You.
I am leading a men-choir, but can’t find this option when I am choosing voices under Choral. But I use SATB Closed score, and change the voices afterwards.
I use to start with voice 1 (S).
When I am working with voice 3 and 4 (TB) in the lower system, I got a small problem. The pauses don’t disappear. To solve this, I have marked each of the pauses and made them unvisible, one by one.
Is there an easier way to handle this!
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Every staff should start with voice 1. so even if you count voice 1 as Soprano, 2 as Alto, 3 as Tenor and 4 as Bass, in a closed score S/A+T/B, it is voice 1 for Soprano on the upper staff and voice 1 for Tenor in the lower staff, voice 2 for Alto in the upper staff, voice 2 for Bass in the lower staff.
You only need voice 3 and 4 if there are 2 Sopranos/Altos/Tenors/Basses (with different notes/rhythm)
See https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/voices
In reply to Every staff should start… by Jojo-Schmitz
Thank you for the answer!
From the handbook:
N.B. Be careful not to confuse the concept of MuseScore voices (1, 2, 3, 4) with the order of voices found in vocal scores (SATB etc.). In particular, when creating a closed SATB score, use only (MuseScore) voices 1 and 2 for both upper and lower staves. There is no need to use (MuseScore) voices 3 and 4 unless there are more than two parts in the same staff.
See:
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/voices
In reply to From the handbook: N.B. Be… by Jm6stringer
Thank you for the answer!
When you create an score, MuseScore asks you about what instruments you will use.
Then, you can choose "Voices", and then... "Tenor", "Baritone", "Bass".
Also, you can use the "instruments" option, of the "Edit" menu, to get a Tenor 1, Tenor 2, Baritone and Bass group of staves.
Also (but it is not often used), you can choose "Piano", 4 times, as main instruments, and then you can change the name of the staves. But... I insist, this is not the common way.