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Ultimate MuseScore Reference Guide

This document provides a quick reference guide for MuseScore, an open source music notation software. It lists shortcuts for general functions like opening, saving, printing and undoing scores. It also outlines techniques for note input, selecting measures, copying and pasting music, and adding elements like dynamics, articulations, triplets and text. Common rhythmic values, note pitches and shortcuts for navigation, selection, editing and adding measures/instruments/clefs are defined.

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506 views

Ultimate MuseScore Reference Guide

This document provides a quick reference guide for MuseScore, an open source music notation software. It lists shortcuts for general functions like opening, saving, printing and undoing scores. It also outlines techniques for note input, selecting measures, copying and pasting music, and adding elements like dynamics, articulations, triplets and text. Common rhythmic values, note pitches and shortcuts for navigation, selection, editing and adding measures/instruments/clefs are defined.

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Anna Ress
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MuseScore: Quick Reference

MuseScore Screen
Note input Menu bar Tool bar Zoom Transport

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Shortcuts
Voices

General
Open score Close score New score Save score Ctrl+O (O) Ctrl+W (W) Ctrl+N (N) Ctrl+S (S) Ctrl+P (P) Ctrl+Z (Z) Ctrl+Y (Y)

Palettes (Display > Palette)

Print score Undo action Redo action

Navigate
Zoom in Zoom out Page forward Page back Navigator Status bar Ctrl+ (+) Ctrl- (-) Pg Dn Pg Up

Basic Techniques
Note entry: Select measure or rest in score Press N (for note entry mode) Select rhythmic value (numbers 1-9) Select pitch (letters C-B) Press Escape twice Select measures: Select one measure by clicking inside it (a blue box will appear around the measure) To select multiple measures: select the first measure, then hold down Shift and click in the last measure Copy and paste music: Select measure or multiple measures Press Ctrl+C (C) Select destination measure Press Ctrl+V (V) Add dynamics: Click on the Dynamics palette or press L Click and drag the dynamic to the appropriate place in the score Add articulation: Click on the Articulations & Ornaments palette Click and drag the symbol to the notehead When the notehead turns red, let go Create triplet: Select rhythmic value that is full duration of triplet (ie. quarter note) Press Ctrl+3 (3) The triplet bracket will appear and you can type the letter names of the notes

Add Notes
Common rhythmic values:

Create
Instruments Clefs 6 7 Key signature Time signature Symbols I Y K T Z

Note pitches Tie Rest Rhythm dot Flip stem direction Move notes up/down Change octave Add interval above Add interval below

Letters A - G + 0 (zero) . (period) X or Ctrl / (/) Alt + number Shift + number

Measures
Append measure Delete measure Ctrl+B (B) Ctrl+Del. (Del.)

Select
Select note Select bar Select all Deselect Click on note Click inside bar Ctrl+A (A) Escape

Text
System text Staff text Chord name Rehearsal mark Lyrics Dynamics Tempo Ctrl+Shift+T (T) Ctrl+T (T) Ctrl+K (K) Ctrl+M (M) Ctrl+L (L) L Ctrl+Alt+T (T)

Edit
Cut Copy Paste Ctrl+X (X) Ctrl+C (C) Ctrl+V (V)

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