Notation Question-Surely this MUST be something simple

• Jul 8, 2013 - 17:05

Hi all,
Just found Musescore and loving the product, but cannot figure out something that I am certain is very simple. Trying to have (if I am describing it right), 1/8 notes, 1/8 notes. 1/16th notes and 1/8 notes all in the same measure. I attached a copy of what I am trying to do. Every time I try to enter two sets of 1/8 notes, it makes it into 4 1/16 notes.

There must be an easy way to accomplish this.

Thanks in advance for any guidance!

Steve

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Comments

Jojo-Schmitz

• Jul 8, 2013 - 17:19

Don't quite understand where your problem is in entring this, see attached.
You have read http://musescore.org/en/handbook/note-entry?

I suspect though that this is supposed to be some drumset notation?
See http://musescore.org/en/handbook/drum-notation

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stevelang

• Jul 8, 2013 - 17:29

Hi Jojo and thanks for the reply. I will look at the links you sent in more detail, but I think I am following the directions as noted. And yes, this is drum notation. My problem is that after entering N, selecting Hi-Hat, then selection quarter notes, I cannot enter 2 notes, then 2 notes. Every time I enter the 3rd and 4th note it automatically connects them to the 1st 2 notes. I would think 1/8 notes would show as pairs, and 1/16th notes would group 4.

Thanks again for your help!

Jojo-Schmitz

• Jul 8, 2013 - 17:40

See Palette -> beam properties. select the note you want the beam to start then press the correspoding field in the Palette, see http://musescore.org/en/handbook/beam

stevelang

• Jul 8, 2013 - 18:20

OK, that does the trick!. I will need to play with it a bit, but I am getting the results I need.

Thanks again for your help!! I think Musescore is going to be exactly what I need!

Steve