Bar lines
I'm new. How do I put in bar lines?
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Welcome, see: https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/barlines
Barlines should already be present in your score, you don't do anything to put them in. Although you can change them from normal to double etc, as explained in the Handbook (see above). Unless, hmm, if you for some reason enabled "insert mode" (meant specifically for music where you don't want barlines)? if so, the easiest way to correct this is just drag a new time signature in, which will fix the measure lengths for you - and in the future, don't use "insert mode" in places where you want barlines.
Or, maybe you mean something other than barlines?
If you attach your score we can understand and assist better.
For the most part, bar lines are automatic unless you want to change the bar line. In the default score, you start with 32 measures. If you append (or insert) measures to increase the count, then new single bar lines automatically appear between measures as needed. See https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/measure-operations#insert and the couple of sections that follow it that discusses the different ways to add measures.
Thanks. I'm moving along and getting better and I plan to enroll in the course. 3 questions, please: How do I do repeat signs, 1st & 2nd endings, and text (not lyrics, but instructions)?
In reply to Thanks. I'm moving along… by Tom AndBarbara…
It's all in the handbook. See https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/repeats-and-jumps, https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/voltas and https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/staff-and-system-text
My song starts out with the measures far apart, but toward the end they get bunched up. I want to keep everything on one page. Can I even things out?
In reply to My song starts out with the… by Tom AndBarbara…
Not sure, whats if I understand it correct, but for example it helps to decrease the scaling, see: https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/page-settings. Best way would be to attache the corresponding score in your reply for better assistance.
In reply to My song starts out with the… by Tom AndBarbara…
If you have to many measures on a system, then select the last measure you want on a system and press enter, the next measure will start on a new system. Note, a system may be only 1 or as many instruments as you have.
I don't know if anyone can open this. This is for a beginner pianist. The letters below the chords represent the bass note, not the chord name. See how the measures are spread out sometimes and bunched together sometimes? Is there a way I can make them all even?
In reply to [inline:Our_Love_Is_Here_To… by Tom AndBarbara…
It does not appear you attach nything for us to look at. But from what you describe, I am guessing there are system (line) breaks on some systems but not others. Delete the ones you don't want, add new ones where you do. These are little icons above the last barline of a system, look similar just like the line break icons in word processors, etc.
In reply to It does not appear you… by Marc Sabatella
Marc--Maybe I still don't know how to attach my score. Here it is as far as I know. I would like the measures to be spaced evenly if possible. Tom Humphrey
In reply to Marc--Maybe I still don't… by Tom AndBarbara…
Exactly as I said above - you have line breaks at the end of some systems but not others. So, delete the ones you don't want, add new ones you do want. To delete a line break, click it and press Delete. To add a new one, click a measure or barline and press Enter.
In reply to Exactly as I said above -… by Marc Sabatella
To toggle a system break select the measure and press ctrl+enter on the alphanumeric keyboard. This will either add or delete a break as needed.