extending the sound
happy New year. Hope all are safe and well.
I found an interesting theory word the other day ????ellipsis-
It describes the long singing length of the [hymn] word.
Glo--or---or or or or -or----oria. I'm trying to find how to notate this?
We'd sing this at Catholic school.
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Glo------------------ri---a___ (as many dashes as needed to get to the note that starts the next sylable, as many _ as needed to reach the last note of the last sylable. Example:
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"Melisma" is the name for that.
In reply to Glo------------------ri---a_… by Jojo-Schmitz
Oh sweet. ta so muchly....
@mpvick
I find that the MuseScore default for Max. hyphen distance is too large. You might find it useful to set it to a lower value (e.g. 10sp), so that the hyphens occur more frequently. Use the menu option Format > Style... > Lyrics > Lyrics Hyphen > Max. hyphen distance :
In reply to @mpvick I find that the… by DanielR
Ta very muchly. Can I make it default to this for all songs?
In reply to Ta very muchly. Can I make… by mpvick
Easiest way is to set up a score the way you like and save it your Templates folder. Then every time you create a score, simply choose that template instead of whichever template you normally use (SATB or whatever). You can also use Format / Save Style to create a "style file" you can specify as a default in Edit / Preferences / Score, for those scores you create that are not from templates.
In reply to Easiest way is to set up a… by Marc Sabatella
good idea. thx