Tuplet in a grace note
How can I adjust a tuplet in a grace note?
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How can I adjust a tuplet in a grace note?
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Sort of a vague question, but:
One way is to click on the note head, then use up/down arrows to adjust the pitch.
Another way is to double click on the note head (to enter edit mode), then use right/left arrows to move the note horizontally. Then hit 'Esc', for the note stem to follow.
For finer note placement:
•Ctrl+← (Mac: ⌘+←): Moves handle left 0.1 Space
•Ctrl+→ (Mac: ⌘+→): Moves handle right 0.1 Space
•Ctrl+↑ (Mac: ⌘+↑): Moves handle up 0.1 Space
•Ctrl+↓ (Mac: ⌘+↓): Moves handle down 0.1 Space
•Alt+←: Moves handle left 0.01 Space
•Alt+→: Moves handle right 0.01 Space
•Alt+↑: Moves handle up 0.01 Space
•Alt+↓: Moves handle down 0.01 Space
See:
http://musescore.org/en/handbook/edit-mode
Regards.
In reply to Sort of a vague question, by Jm6stringer
This comment is totally irrelevant to my question and I think it may be my fault because English is not my mother language. So if I'm not so clear with what I'm asking I think the following score I found in MuseScore.com may be helpful for you to understand what I'm talking about:http://musescore.com/user/101118/scores/151348
Hint: Look at 0:12. I want to create an appogiatura tuplet like he did there.
P.S.: I'm using MuseScore 2.0 beta 2.
Thanks in advance.
Regards!
In reply to This comment is totally by KostisP57
Hi
It would appear that the user entered these as normal notes and made them small.
Are tuplet grace notes used a lot?
In reply to Hi It would appear that the by chen lung
In the folk music of the place I live, they are. But however I don't think he did what you describe, because there's a number 3 over the tuplet and it actually playbacks as a triplet.
In reply to In the folk music of the by KostisP57
Sorry, I meant he/she entered them as normal tuplet notes (and then made them small) - I don't think there is a grace note tuplet function in MuseScore at the moment.
In reply to This comment is totally by KostisP57
The concept of "triplet" implies notes played with a very specific rhythm, and that's pretty much oppose to the whole idea of grace notes. The standard way to notate that would simply be three regular grace notes - just add them normally, one at a time, no triplet indicated. You can always add a number "3" as staff text if you like that look.
In reply to The concept of "triplet" by Marc Sabatella
Ok, but it doesn't playback the same. As a proof, do what you told me to do and hear it and then hear the nutckracker march from the link I've posted in one of my other comments above. So as the user that uploaded that sheet has done it with MuseScore, it can actually be done.
In reply to Ok, but it doesn't playback by KostisP57
Well, if you want the notes to play back with an actual rhythm as shown, then enter them like that - as normal notes with normal rhythms, then mark them small if for some reaosn that seems appropriate (it doesn't to me).
The bottom line is this: if you require a *specific* rhythm, you should notate it not as grace ntoes but using the specific rhythm you require. This makes sense both for MuseScore's internal playback and for the human performer who will eventually read the score - if you don't notate it with a specific rhythm using normal notes, no two performers will be guaranteed to play it the same way.
Grace notes are *only* for situations where you intend to leave the specifics of the playback to the performer. Some will play before the beat, some will play on the beat, and everyone will play them at a different speed.
In reply to Well, if you want the notes by Marc Sabatella
I think you're right Marc. Sorry for the bother and the waste of time.
In reply to I think you're right Marc. by KostisP57
No problem; and it wasn't a waste of time at all! It was good for all of us to think through these things.
In reply to The concept of "triplet" by Marc Sabatella
Perfect! Answered my question about three grace notes and works exactly right. Thanks!