[PDF] MuseScore Tutorial Musescore is free music notation

O SEM SESCORENO

IONSOF

WARE(Forteacherswithlittletonotimetolearnsomethingnew)T isisagreatresourceforteac ersandstudents.Musescoreisfreemusicnotationsoftwaret atcanbefoundatmusescore.org.Ittakesonlyminutestodownload.CREATINGANEWSCORE1.

W enopeningMuseScorefort efirsttime,itwilltakeyoutot eStartCenter.T iswillallowyoutocreateanewscore,oropenapreviousone.2.W encreatinganewscore,t isprogramgivesyout eoptiontocreateyourownorprovidestemplatesfor:• TrebleClef,BassClef,orGrandStaff• C oralwit OrganorPiano• C amberEnsembles• JazzEnsembles• ConcertBands• Orc estraSelectoneoft efollowingoptionsandclick"Next"3.Youwillnowselectt ekeysignaturefort isscore.T iswillbet eConcertPitc fort osewit transposedinstruments.T ispagewillalsogiveyout eoptiontoselectt etempofort epiece.Afterselectingt ekey,click"Next".

24.Int enextwindow,youwillselectt etimesignatureandnumberofmeasuresfort escore.Itwillalsogiveyout eoptiontoselectift erewillbeapickuptot efirstmeasure.Forexample,ifyouneedaquarternotepickuptot efirstmeasure,selectt edurationof¼.Ifyou ave3eig t notes,select3/8.5.Aftert isstep,t escoreisreadyandyoucanclick"Finis ".ADDINGTHEMUSICTOTHESCOREAtt ispoint,youcanstartanyw ere.Itypicallystartint isorderbecauseitsavesmetimeint elongrun.1. Re earsalnumbersorletters2. Doublebarlines,repeats,etc.3. Timesignaturec anges4. Notes5. Articulations6. Dynamics7. StafftextFort eexceptionofaddingt enotes,everyt ingjusttakesoneeasy"click".Mostoft esestepscanbeaccomplis edbyusingt epalate.

31.InsertingRe earsalNumbersorLettersClickt ew olerestoft emeasureyouwouldliketoaddt ere earsalmarkingtoand olddownt ekeys"command+M".T iswillcreateaflas ingcursorabovet eselectedmeasure.Ifyoudecidetoinsertt ere earsalnumbersaftert enotes,clickt efirstbeatoft emeasurebeforepressing"command+M".2.Insertingbarlines,repeats,etc.Clickt e"Barlines"tabtoopent edifferentoptions.Selectt emeasureyouwouldliketoaddt ebarlineanddoubleclickyourselectionont epalate.3.InsertingTimeSignatureC angesInsertingnewtimesignaturesist esameprocessast ebarlines.Selectt e"TimeSignatures"tabinyourpalate.Selectyourmeasure,anddoubleclickt enewtimesignature.4.InsertingNotes/RestsT ispartoft eprocesstakesmoretimet ananyoft eot ersteps.Ifyoufollowt esesteps,itcansaveyoualotoftime.Duringt isprocess,youwillbeusingyournumberpadandt epalatet atlooksliket is.SinceIamtypicallyinarus w enusingt isprogram,Iusemynumberpadt emajorityoft etime.Numbers1-7eac aveanassignedr yt micunit.1-64t note;2-32ndnote;3-16t note;4-8t note;5-quarternote;6- alfnote,and7-w olenote.Ifyou ave4quarternotesinameasure,clickt edesiredmeasure,selectyourr yt micunit(5),presst e"N"key(fornote),andclickt espaceorlinew ereeac notebelongs.Ifyouwantrests,youwillstilluset ekeypadbutwillnotpresst e"N"key.

4Anot eroptionforselectingpitc esistouset elettersfromt ekeyboard.Ifyouwantadottedr yt m,selectt emainr yt micvalue,presst e"."keyandselectyourpitc .T iswilladdadottot eendofyournote.Toaddatuplet,selectyourr yt micunit,click"Notes",scrollto"Tuplet",andc ooseyourdesiredr yt m.Itwillgiveyouablankr yt mtoinsertpitc es.Ifyouwouldliketoaddanaccidentaltoapitc ,t ereareafewwaystodot is.Onewayistoselectt edesiredpitc andclickt eaccidentalfromt ispalate.orYoucanselectt edesiredpitc andpresst e"Up"keytoraiset epitc or"Down"keytolowert epitc .5.AddingArticulationsOpent e"Articulation"tabonyourpalate.Ifyou aveonearticulationpermeasure, ig lig tt especificnoteanddoubleclickyourdesiredarticulation.Ifyou avemoret anonenoteoft esamearticulation,youcan ig lig teac noteanddoubleclickt edesiredarticulation.Youcanalsoaddmoret anonearticulationpernotelikeandaccent-staccatooratenuto-staccato.Ifyouwanttoslurtwonotestoget er,clickt efirstbeatoft eslurandpress"S".Ifyouwanttoslurmoret anonenotetoget er, ig lig tt einitialnote,press"s ift"w ilescrollingwit t e"Rig tArrow".W enyou aveselectedt enotesyouwanttoslur,presst e"S"key.6.AddingDynamicsToaddwrittendynamics,opent e"dynamics"tab,selectt edesirednote,anddouble-clickt edynamic.Ifyouwanttoaddacrescendoordecrescendo,opent e"lines"tab.Clickw ereyouwantt ecrescendotostart, oldt e"s ift"keyandpresst e"Rig t"tot emeasureorbeatw ereyouwouldliket ecrescendotostop.T iswill ig lig tt enotes.Youwillt endouble-clickt e"crescendo"symbol.Youwilluset esameprocessfordecrescendos.

57.Adding,Appending,andDeletingMeasuresIfyouneedtoaddextrameasuresatt eendoft epiece,int emiddleoft epiece,orneedtoremovemeasures, erearesomeeasysteps.Todeleteameasure(s), ig lig tt emeasuresandclick"Edit"andscrollto"Measure"andclick"DeleteSelectedMeasures".Toaddameasure(s),click"Add",andselect"Measure".T erearefouroptionstoc oosefrom:AppendMeasure(s)(addtoend)orinsertmeasure(s).COPY&PASTET isisoneofmyfavoritefeaturesofnotationsoftware.T isallowsyoutoselectacertainmeasure,copyit,andrepeatitforaslongasyouneed.Hig lig tt emeasure(s),click"command+C"andselectt emeasureyouwouldliketofill.Click"command+V".T isalsoallowsyoutocopyanexcerptfromoneinstrument,andpasteinanot erinstrument'ssystem.T issoftwareautomaticallytransposest epassageforwindinstruments; owever,youmay avetotransposeoctavesw encopyingapartfromalowerinstrumentandpastingittoa ig erinstrument.

6Totransposeapassage, ig lig tt emeasure(s),click"Notes",andselect"Transpose".Youwillseet iswindowC ooset e"ByInterval"boxandselectPerfectOctave.Youwillalsoneedtospecify"Up"or"Down".EXTRACTINGPARTSFROMTHESCOREIfyoucreateascoreandwouldliketoextractt eparts, ereafeweasysteps1.Clickt e"File"tab2.Scrolldownto"parts"3.Click"NewAll"andpress"Ok"4.Youwillfindtabsofalloft eextractedpartsabovet escore.Youarenowabletoprintyourscoreandindividualparts.

7JAZZANDVOCALSCORESHerearesome elpfulstepsforwritingjazzscores.CreatingC ordSymbols1.Selectameasureandclick"command+K".T iswillcreateacursorabovet emeasure.TomakeanFdominantc ord,pressFand7.2.Ifyouwantto avec ordsc angewit r yt ms,creater yt msononepitc .Hig lig tt osemeasuresandopent e"NoteHeads"tab.Double-clickt ediagonalnote ead.C ordSlas es1.Clickt eemptymeasureandclick"Edit"att etopoft etoolbar.2.Scrolldownto"Tools"andclick"FillWit Slas es".T iswillfillt eentiremeasurewit slas es.Lyrics1.Beforestartingt elyrics,makesuret atyou avecompletedt emelody.2.Clickbeginningnoteandpress"command+L".T iswillcreateacursorbelowt enote.3.Tomoveontot enextpitc ,presst e"SpaceBar".4.Ifyourwords aresmoret anonenote,writet efirstsyllableandt enpress"-".T ecursorwillautomaticallymovetot enextpitc foryoutofinis yourword.Percussion(DrumSet)T ispartcanbealittletricky.1.Selectt ebeginningmeasureandpress"N".T iswillcreateapalateatt ebottomoft escreen.

8T isprovidest ebasicnotationfort edrumset.Ifyoupress"B",itwillgiveabassdrum it.Ifyoupress"F",itwillgiveyoua ig - at it.Ifyoupress"B,F,B,F",itwillgiveyout ebasicswingpatternfort ebassand ig - at.Ifyoustartatt ebeginningoft emeasureatpress"D",youwillgetaridecymbalpattern.Hereisanexampleofabasicswingpattern.