Help require as i am really stuck with this score
I am really struggling with this score that i am working with, hoping one of you can help.
I have marked two areas on the attached photo, one in Red and one in Blue
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How do i get the Rest (7) to go before any notes as in the photo ?
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How do i input all the notes in the blue circle, when i try to add the two double notes above the lyrics (Oh. My Soul. So) i either get four notes joined or i run out of space and it shoves me onto the next bar. ?
Please if you could keep all replies very simple as i am struggling to understand and only a beginner at this.
Hoping somebody can help
Thank you
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Check the handbook, note entry, as you've been told already in https://musescore.org/en/node/295347
In reply to Check the handbook, note… by Jojo-Schmitz
Jojo, i am aware as you stated (I have already been told !) but as a beginner i am struggling to get to grips with it.
It probably seems very easy to those of you that understand Music theory and this program fully, but i do not and am trying my hardest to understand, this is why i posted this 2nd question with the photo to hopefully get some kind person to help me understand where i am going wrong.
I understand you must get asked these questions time and time again, but we do not all learn at the same pace. I have already read the handbook but just can't seem to work out where i am going wrong at the moment.
Maybe another member will be kind enough to explain in step by step rather that just post a link to the handbook which i have already read.
I recognize the song, "You raise me up" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJxrX42WcjQ ;-)
In reply to I recognize the song, "You… by Jojo-Schmitz
Yes that is the song, but did not post the entire score due to copyright reasons. it is just a score that i am using to hopefully get to understand and use this program better to eventually write my own music.
In reply to Yes that is the song, but… by Matrix793
Create the song with 4/4 measures. In the first measure, enter a half rest (click "half note", type 0), then an eighth-rest (click "eighth note", then type 0), then start entering the notes, starting with the Bb (type B, lower it an octave with ctrl-downarrow, or use the mouse). You enter the notes you want first, and add lyrics later with ctrl-L. The handbook and videos will serve you well, though.
In reply to Create the song with 4/4… by [DELETED] 1831606
Thank you for your kind reply BSG that is exactly the help i needed.
All the best
In reply to Thank you for your kind… by Matrix793
Can anyone help me out with this please, i am really struggling as to how i get the symbol on the 7th note along, and also when i try to put a dotted note on the 8th note notes vanish or join together.
I did not want to bother any of you with this but i have spent 3 days trying to work this out on my own and reading up what i could understand in the help pages yet i am still stuck. would appreciate a bit of help please as i am trying so hard to understand MuseScore as it looks a fantastic program.
In reply to Can anyone help me out with… by Matrix793
Enter F as a sixteenth-note, then . 3 to enter a dotted eighth note, then E. You must be in "insert mode" (type n).
In reply to Type 3 then F to enter a… by [DELETED] 1831606
If you don't like the way they beam (the horizontal bar connecting the notes), click on the note whose beaming you want to change, then use the "Beam Properties" palette at your left, and choose the way you want it (double-click).
In reply to Can anyone help me out with… by Matrix793
That 16th beams to a dotted 8th?
In reply to That 16th beams to a dotted… by Jojo-Schmitz
Many thanks guys, appreciate the kind help, hope you didn't mind me asking.
Have a great day
In reply to Many thanks guys, appreciate… by Matrix793
This is what we're here for.
In reply to Can anyone help me out with… by Matrix793
Personally, as a visual person, I find it easier to use the graphical interface rather than keyboard shortcuts. Select the N (on the far left to enter notes), then the 16th note, then place the note on the staff. Then back to select the 8th note, then to the right to select the "dot" (looks like a period). Place that on the staff on the rest to the right of the 16th note. They are connected by a beam automatically. Slower that shortcuts. But if you are just starting out, you can see what you are trying to do.
Another personal note. I find the manual to not always be very clear. It tends to assume that you already have knowledge about various things. It is there to tell you how they apply to MuseScore. That's fine if you have that previous knowledge. For example, I would like to delve into adjusting the synthesizer. But the manual doesn't help me much. Again, I know the manuals job is to apply what you know to MuseScore.
In reply to Personally, as a visual… by bobjp
As BSG said, we're more than happy to help you if you need it.
I also started by using the mouse. The more I learned the more I started practicing with the keyboard and now rarely use the mouse, so you are not that unusual in my opinion.
In reply to As BSG said, we're more than… by mike320
Hi Guys,
Could you possibly do me a favour and check through this score and see if it is correct for me please as it is what i am working from and trying my hardest to replicate it as a challenge for my understanding of this super software.
In reply to Hi Guys, Could you possibly… by Matrix793
MuseScore 2.0.2? Seriously? Member here since 2 weeks, but working with a version that is more thsan 4 years old? Upgrade at least to 2.3.2, if not 3.2.3.
You have 2 codas but no To Coda nor a D.C. al Coda
In reply to MuseScore 2.0.2? Seriously?… by Jojo-Schmitz
I am using the latest version of MuseScore, but this was sent to me to work on and it looks as if it was created on an old version of MuseScore. Could that be one of the reasons i am having so much trouble replicating it ?
In reply to I am using the latest… by Matrix793
You have 2 codas but no To Coda nor a D.C. al Coda
Many thanks Jojo, i will see if i can correct that.
Appreciate the kind help.
In reply to You have 2 codas but no To… by Matrix793
Here is my version that i am struggling my way through, bound to be mistakes but hopefully some of it is correct.
In reply to Here is my version that i am… by Matrix793
That's a backup score.
Problem with an irregular, shortened measure 12 and notes in wrong (well different from original) duration
In reply to I am using the latest… by Matrix793
Unlikely. What exactly is the problem you're having with it?
I don't see anything that could potentially be wrong or difficult (except for those Codas, maybe voltas are needed instead?)
In reply to Unlikely. What exactly is… by Jojo-Schmitz
I have just added my working copy for you to check and see where i may be going wrong, hoping you can advise.
In reply to I have just added my working… by Matrix793
No, you attached a backup score.
Anyway, I took that and fixed measure 12, basically a copy paste from the original
In reply to No, you added a backup score… by Jojo-Schmitz
Many thanks Jojo, very kind of you.
When words are split up by syllable, type - to get to the next syllable, not space. When you want to extend a syllable, type _, not - .
In reply to When words are split up by… by [DELETED] 1831606
Many thanks BSG, i will make a note of that.
Appreciate your help too.
In reply to Many thanks BSG, i will make… by Matrix793
I don't have a problem with simple scores, but this one is giving me a real challenge and i do not want to give up on it.
In reply to I don't have a problem with… by Matrix793
If this were classical music, I'd say that the sixteenths notes followed by longer notes on the same syllable a note lower, e.g., "falls" in m 12, should be written as "grace notes", but it's not. And I'd say that notes on different syllables should not be beamed together, but in non-classical music, it's less common, and the beamed notes are easier to read.
In reply to If this were classical music… by [DELETED] 1831606
As always your advice and input is so much appreciated BSG
I think this score is one of those for someone that is just starting out with MuseScore about a 7 on the difficulty level out of 10.
But i have moved on from just working with simple scores and really want to push myself with this one and keep aiming to achieve my understanding a bit more each day.
Yes i will make mistakes and probably the same ones time and time again, but that's how i learn and get it to sink in by repetition and trying to digest as much of the help manuals as i can understand at my level.
In reply to As always your advice and… by Matrix793
Don't worry about the MuseScore issues -- this is close enough. Concentrate on the music, and in this case, the student.
In reply to Don't worry about the… by [DELETED] 1831606
Hi,
Just thought i would come back and thank you again for the helpful tips you have given me, i am now starting to understand MuseScore better and able to work through scores much quicker now.
I occasionally make the odd error now and then but am able to quickly spot and correct them now.
Thanks to you and my reading the help pages over and over i am really pleased with progress.
All the best to you all
In reply to Hi, Just thought i would… by Matrix793
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