MrUSESCOre Handbook Downloaded from musescore.org on Mar 10 2016 Released under S .GETTING STARTED INSTALLATION Windows Install Start MuteSoore Uninstall “Troubleshooting Mac OS X Inst Uninstall Linux Fedora External links CREATE NEW SCORE Start center Create new score Title, composer and other information Select template Choose instruments/voice parts (optional) ‘Add staff to an instrument Select key signature and tempo Time signature, pickup measure (anacrusis), and number of measures ‘Adjustments to score after creation Templates ‘System tomplato folder User template folder See also External links LANGUAGE SETTINGS AND TRANSLATION UPDATES Change language Update translation See also CHECKING FOR UPDATES ‘Automated update check Check for update See also BASICS NOTE INPUT Basic note entry ‘Step 1: Stating postion Step 2: Nate input mode Step 3 Duration ofthe rate (or ret) Step 4 Enter pitch (or rest), Other sherteuts MIDI keyboard Coloring of notes out of an instrument's range ‘Small notes/small noteheads Change notes already entered ‘Change duration Change pitch Change fest to note and wee versa Note properties See also External links CONCERT PITCH See also External links 14 14 14 4 8 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 20 20 24 24 24 22 23 24 25 26 26 26 26 26 26 27 a 27 28 28 28 29 29COPY AND PASTE Copy Paste Quick repetition Duplicate Selection filter See also External links EDIT MODE Text Lines Notes See also INSPECTOR AND OBJECT PROPERTIES Inspector Categories Properties dialogs ‘Aiculaion ropertos Line properties Mesure properties Staff proper ‘Tox propertios Time signature properties See also MEASURE OPERATIONS ‘Append Insert Delete Properties Staves Measure dation Other Numbering Split and join See also PALETTES AND WORKSPACES Using palettes Workspaces Custom workspace Preset palettes (Advanced workspace) Master palette Behavior of applied text and lines See also SAVE/EXPORT/PRINT Save Export Print See also SELECTION MODES Selection of a single object, Selection of a single chord Range selection List selection Select all similar What selections are useful for See also UNDO AND REDOVIEWING AND NAVIGATION Page/Continuous View Page View Continous View Zoom View more than one score at once Full screen Navigator Find See also FILE FORMATS MuseScore native format Graphics—view and print (export only) Audio—isten (export only) Share with other music software See also SHARE SCORES ONLINE Create an account Share a score directly from MuseScore Upload a score on MuseScore.com Edit a score on MuseScore.com See also NOTATION ACCIDENTALS Respell pitches See also External links ARPEGGIOS AND GLISSANDI External links ARTICULATIONS AND ORNAMENTS, Articulations Omamenis. ‘Add articulation/ornament Keyboard shortcuts Adjust position Articulation properties External links BENDS Apply a bend Adjust height Adjust position Custom bends BARLINES. Change barline type Connect barlines See also BEAMS See also BRACKETS ‘Add Delete 48 48 8 48 49 50 50 51 51 51 51 82 82 53 53 54 cy 55 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 37 57 57 58 58 38 58 59 59 59 59 60 60 60 60 60 60 61 61 62 62 62 62Change Edit Horizontal offset BREATHS AND PAUSES CLEFS Add a clef ‘Add cle o begining of measure ‘Add mic-measure clef Courtesy clefs Remove a clef Hide clefs DRUM NOTATION MIDI keyboard Computer keyboard Mouse Drumset Roll External links GRACE NOTES Create grace notes External links HAIRPINS ‘Add a hairpin Edit a hairpin Hairpin playback KEY SIGNATURES ‘Add a new key signature Replace an existing key signature Remove a key signature Courtesy key signature Naturals on key signature changes Key signature and multimeasure rest Courtesy key signatures and section breaks Custom key signatures LINES Applying lines to the score Change length Custom lines and line properties. External links MEASURE RESTS Full measure rest Multimeasure rest Instructions Linvtatons Break multimeasure rest OCTAVE LINES Apply an octave line Change length Custom lines External links REPEATS AND JUMPS Playback Repeat symbols and text 62 62 62Jumps See also External links SLURS. First method Second method Third method Adjustments Dotted slurs See also TABLATURE Edit tablature properties Create a new tablature staff ‘With the New Score wizard By changing staf! ype Change string tuning Combine pitched staff with tablature Create a stafitabature pair with the New Score wizard Create a stafitabiature par rom an existing stat Change ine stattabiature pat to unieked (or vice-versa) Inputting new notes Editing existing notes ‘Summary of keys External links TIES First method ‘Second method Flip attic Tied chords Tied unison notes See also External links TIME SIGNATURES ‘Add a time signature to a score Delete a time signature Create your own time signature Additive (composite) meters Change default beaming Different duration from time signature: Pickup measures (Anaorusis) and Cadenzas Local time signatures Time signature changes and breaks See also External links TRANSPOSITION Chromatic transposition, by key Chromatic transposition, by interval Diatonic transposition Transposition shortcuts Transposing instruments (Chango staf transposition External links TREMOLO TUPLETS Instructions Custom wits Note input mods SettingsInspector Sie See also External links VOICES When to use voices Instructions Hidden spacer rests Exchange voices of notes See also External links VOLTAS Text Playback External links SOUND AND PLAYBACK MIDI IMPORT Available operations MID-STAFF INSTRUMENT CHANGES, Insert a mid-staff instrument change See also MIXER Mute and Solo Dials ‘Sound Mid-staff sound change (pizz., con sordino, etc.) See also PLAY MODE Play panel Count in Metronome playback Loop SOUNDFONTS Overview Install a SoundFont Uninstall Synthesizer List of SoundFonts Socialized SoundFarts Troubleshooting See also External links SWING Set up swing Retum to straight rhythm, Swing settings ‘Swing text stings Giobal swing solings SYNTHESIZER Overview ‘SoundFont Volume Effects 100 100 100 100 100 100 101 101 102 102 102 102 102 102 103 103 103 103 104 104 105 105 105 105 105 105 105, 105 106 106 106 107 107Tuning Change masior tuning Set defaut tuning Change tuning for an inividual score See also TEMPO Tempo text Ritardando ang aceelerande Fermatas Play panel See also DYNAMICS Dynamics text ‘Aajusting playback volume fora dynamic ‘Agjusting range fora dynamic See also External links TEXT TEXT BASICS Add text Format text Staff and system text ‘taf ext System text TEXT EDITING Text edit mode Ealing commands and keyboard shorts ‘Spocial charactor shortcuts ‘Symbols and special characters See also TEXT STYLES AND PROPERTIES Text styles and text properties Text types Create a new text style Apply options Reset text to style See also CHORD SYMBOLS Chord symbol syntax Chords symbol style ‘Appearance Note speling Positioning See also FINGERING LYRICS Special characters Adjusting individual lyric lines See also External links REHEARSAL MARKS ‘Add a rehearsal mark Text style Search for a rehearsal mark 107 108 408 108 108 108 108 109) 409 109 110 110 110 110 0 1 11 111 411 11 1 112 12 +2 112 112 +12 12 113 113 114 114 115 115 115 115 115 115 116 116 116 a7 47 W7 117 118 119 120 120 120 120 120 120 120Automatically resequence rehearsal marks See also FORMATTING LAYOUT AND FORMATTING Ways to affect layout Layout —+ Page Settings. Layout —> Increase Stretch, Decrease Stretch Style — General... > Score Style + General... > Page Style —» General... » Header, Footer, Numbers Style — General... + System Style — General... + Measure Style —+ General...» Barlines Palette — Breaks & Spacers Style — General... > Notes Style — General... Clefs Style + General... > Arpeggios Style + General... > Beams Style —+ General... > Slurs/Ties Style — General... — Sizes Style — General... > Hairpins, Volta, Ottava Style —+ General...» Pedal, Trill Style + General... > Chord Symbols, Fretboard Diagrams Style — General... — Figured Bass Style + General... Articulations, Omaments Style —» General... > Accidentals Style — General... Tuplets Apply and OK buttons Apply to all parts in one go ‘Save and Load style See also External links GENERAL STYLE: MEASURE Options PAGE SETTINGS Page size Page margins Staff space/scaling Miscellaneous BREAKS AND SPACERS ‘Adding a break or spacer Deleting a break or spacer Section break See also FRAMES Horizontal frame Vertical frame Text frame Create a frame Delete a frame See also External links IMAGE CAPTURE See also 120 121 121 121 121 121 121 122 123 124 124 125 125 126 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 139 139 139 139 140 140 141 142 142 142 143 143 143 143 143 144 144 144 144 146 146 146 146 146 146 148IMAGES 148 See also 148 ALIGN ELEMENTS 148 ADVANCED TOPICS 148 ACCESSIBILITY 148 Introduction 148 initial setup 148 Finding your way around 149 The score window 149 Score reading 150 ‘Moving forward or baciwaré in tine 40 Moving between notes ata given point in ime 450, Fitecng score reading 451 ‘Score playback 151 Score editing 151 Customization 151 ALBUMS 151 Create album 152 Load album 152 Print album 152 Join scores 152 Save album 152 CROSS STAFF BEAMING 152 See also 153 CUSTOM PALETTES 153 Palette menu 153 Customizing palettes 154 Mac OS X instructions 154 See also 155 EARLY MUSIC FEATURES 155 Unbarred notation 155 Mensurstrich 156 Ambitus 157 Mensural time signatures 157 See also 157 FIGURED BASS 157 ‘Adding a new figured bass indication 157 Text format 158 Diais 158 Accidental 158 Combined shapes 458 Parentheses 159 Continuation nes 159 Duration 160 Editing existing figured basses 160 Style 161 Proper syntax 162 ‘Summary of keys 162 FRETBOARD DIAGRAMS 163 Create a fretboard (chord) diagram 163 Edit properties 164 MASTER PALETTE 165 Symbols 165 10See also NOTEHEADS Notehead types Change a notehead Shared noteheads External links PART EXTRACTION Set up all parts at once Define specific parts Exporting the parts Saving PLUGINS Overview Installation Windows Mac 08 X nus Enable/disable plugins Createledit/run plugins Plugins installed by default ‘ABC Inport Break Every X Measures Notes — Color Notes Create Score helloamt Notes» Note Names Panel random fandom2 scorelist SeoreView wake See also PREFERENCES General Canvas Note input Score vo Import Export Shortcuts Update See also REPLACE PITCHES WITHOUT CHANGING RHYTHMS See also SCORE INFORMATION Preexisting meta tags Modify a meta tag Add a new meta tag Header/Footer See also STAFF PROPERTIES Advanced style properties Standard and Percussion staff specific tems Tablature staff specific items Fret marks Note values Preview 1 166 166 166 166 167 167 168 168 168 169 170 170 170 170 170 170 im 1m” 1m 172 172 in 172 172 173 119 17 173 173 179 7 a7 173 173 173 173 174 175 176 7 7 178 178 179 180 180 180 180 181 182 182 182 183 183 184 187 188 188, 489 190Change instrument TOOLS ‘Add / Remove line breaks Explode / Implode Explode Implode Fill with siashes Toggle rhythmic slash notation Resequence rehearsal marks See also NEW FEATURES IN MUSESCORE 2 SEE ALSO UPGRADING FROM MUSESCORE 1.X How to upgrade MuseScore Opening 1.x scores in MuseScore 2 Local relayout Getting the sound from MuseScore 1.x SUPPORT HELPING IMPROVE TRANSLATIONS Software translation Website and handbook translation See also HOW TO ASK FOR SUPPORT OR FILE BUG REPORTS See also REVERT TO FACTORY SETTINGS Instructions for Windows Instructions for Mac OS X Instructions for Linux (please adapt for flavors other than Ubuntu) See also KNOWN INCOMPATIBILITIES Hardware incompatibilities Software incompatibilties ‘AVG lniemet Secunty hangs MuseScore Font proiem on Ma OS x Fn problem on Linux Save As dag empty on Linux APPENDIX KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Navigation Note input Duration Voices Interval Direction Articulations Text entry Lyrics entry Display See also 12 190 190 190 190 190 191 191 191 192 192 192 192 193 193 193 193 193 194 194 194 194 194 194 195 195 195 195 196 196 196 196 196 196 198 197 197 197 197 197 198 198 198 198, 198 198 198 199 199 199 199KNOWN LIMITATIONS OF MUSESCORE 2.0 Basics Save Selection LocalTime Signatures Note input “Tablature staff irked wth Standard staff ‘Sound and playback Instrument change Mixor Layout Header & Footer COMMAND LINE OPTIONS Qt Toolkit Options See also External links GLOSSARY External links 13 199 199 199) 199 199 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 201 201 201 202 205Published on MuseScore (https://musescore.org This handbook is for MuseScore version 2.0 and above. It is maintained and translated by the MuseScore community. Find out how you can help In case of doubt, consult the English online version of the handbookhere. Getting started This chapter helps you to install and run MuseScore for the first time. The chapter will also show you how to create a new score. Installation MuseScore works on many different computer systems including Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. Windows Install You can get the Windows installer from thedownload page of the MuseScore website. Click on the link to start the download. Your Internet browser will ask you to confirm that you want to download this file. Click save Pile When the download finishes, double-click on the file to start the installation. Windows may prompt you with a security window to confirm this before running the software. Click run to continue, you'll then’ briefly see Ls j gee & Ces] followed by ree lox) (.\ Welcome to the MuseScore 2 Setup Wizard (TU Pease walt whe the Sehup Wizard prepares to guide you ‘trough he Pesalaton Conpating snce regucements 14In case you don't see this installer window but something else, it's possible that the .msi extension is not associated with msiexec.exe. Either you can fix the association, or download and use theportable version of MuseScore instead. Continuing you'll see fe Sets mn Welcome to the MuseScore 2 Setup Wizard The Setup Ward lows yau to change the way MuseScore 2 features ar installed on your canpute orto remove t ‘rom your computer. Cid Hext to continue or Cancel to ect the Setup Waard If you click cance1, here or later, you'll see: MuseScore 2 Setup Wizard was interrupted (TU MuseScore Peetup was interrupted. Your eyetemhas rot been madifed. Ta instal thi pragram ata later tie, please run the matolaton aga, Cick te Fah bution to exit he Setup Wizard. Bac zy] If instead you click wext to continue, the setup wizard displays the terms of the free software license. 15End-User License Agreement Please read the flowing lcense agreement carefully Te you vent te rediserabate MuseScore, you must comply with ire GNU Generel Public License reproduced below). This license applies te MuseScore with the Following exception: J- Tf you creace a docunens hich usea fonta included tn MiseScore, and enbed this font or unaltered porsions of jshie font into the decument, then thie font dees xet by iteelE cause the resulting document to be covered by the louu cenezal Puplie License. Tale exception does apt newever Jinvalidave any cther reasons why the document might be jered by the GU General Public License. If you modify =] Read the terms of the license, make sure the box next tor accept the terms in the License Agreement is checked, and click wext to continue. Next the installer will ask you to confirm the location in which to install MuseScore. a [| Destination Folder Giietehlotedaatiredtoontmden ante, (YL) tu Inetall MuseScore 2 ta: tee [net] tores_| If you are installing a newer version of MuseScore but still want to keep the old version on your computer, then you should change the folder (version 2.0 and 1.x can coexist and don't overwrite one another, So no changes are needed for that). Otherwise click next to continue. 166 2Setap Pele) veady call rT Ready to install MuseScore 2 mu (ick stall tobegn the ntalston. Cie Back torevew or change any of your Instaation settings. Cick Cancel to ext the mizard. ae ee | a Click tnsta12 to continue. Give the setup wizard a few minutes to install the necessary files and configurations. You'll see Pees ries] Installing MuseScore 2 ru ing leave wait ne the Setup Ward inetala MuseScore 2, Status: Copying new fis and finally 17lolx] Completed the MuseScore 2 Setup Wizard (ick the Frich bution to ext the Setup Wizard FF Launch masescore 2 Click rinisn to exit the installer. You may delete the installer file you downloaded. Start MuseScore To start MuseScore choose start » All Programs » MuseScore 2 » MuseScore 2 Uninstall You can uninstall on 32-bit Windows with cd C:\Program Files\Musescore Uninstall.exe /S and on 64-bit Windows with ed C:\Program Files (x86)\Musescore Uninstall.exe /S Troubleshooting On Windows XP and Vista, the installer might be blocked by the system. If you don't manage to install MuseScore, right click the downloaded file and click Propertie: there is a message "This file came from another computer and might be blocked to help protect this computer’, click on "Unblock", "OK" and double click on the downloaded file again. Mac OS X Install You will find the DMG (disk image) file on thedownload page of the MuseScore website. Click on the Mac OS X link to start the download. When the download is complete, double-click the DMG file to mount the disk image. 18Applications To install, drag the MuseScore icon onto the Applications icon LL MuseScore-2.0 Drag and drop the MuseScore icon to the Applications folder icon. If you are not logged in as administrator, Mac OS X may ask for a password: clickauthenticace and enter your password to proceed. Copying “MuseScore 2" 10 “Applications” CC SSO When the application has finished copying, eject the dist the Applications folder, Spotlight, or Launchpad. image. You can now launch MuseScore from Uninstall Simply delete MuseScore from Applications folder. Linux Please see the download page for instructions pertaining to MuseScore on Linux. Packages are provided for Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora and PCLinuxOS. Other distributions will require you to build the application from source. For instructions specific to Fedora, see below. Fedora 1. Import the GPG key: rpm --import http://prereleases.musescore.org/1inux/Fedora/aPti-GPG-KEY-Seve 192. Go to the download page of the MuseScore website. Click on the link for the stable Fedora download and choose the correct rpm package for your architecture. 3. Depending on your architecture, use one of the two sets of commands to install MuseScore © for arch i386 yum localinstall musescore-X.¥-1.£c10.i386.rpm © for arch x86_64 yum localinstall musescore~ “1. £010.x86_64.rpm Ifyou have difficulty with sound, see Fedora 11 and sound External links * How to change the language in MuseScore + How to install MuseScore on Windows without administrator rights + How to run MuseScore as Administrator on Windows Create new score Upon starting MuseScore, you will see the Start Center. Start center ONLINE COMMUNITY earch for sheet music | Fai - S Adyson Mahardh er S scores a = followers keen ee etn Stated beets PR ‘Adyson's Epic Cenius Mecley ‘Phone iPad | Android Kindle Fwe Open a score ove You can choose between options such as + Create anew score (by using the icon with the plus sign) + Open a previously opened score + Ifopening MuseScore for the first time, open the "Getting Started" tutorial score * Open an existing score from your computer's file system + See the "In the spotlight" score of the day 20+ Search sheet music on musecore.com + Link to mobile apps. * Link to follow MuseScore on social networks Create new score To create a new score when the Start Center is not open, chooserile + New... of use the shortcut cerL#n (Mac: crasn). This opens the Create New Score wizard. Title, composer and other information Create New Soare eed mec narcne mu tite: fl subsite: Composer: yrs ‘Copyright: | Caneel) ) Sich Enter the title, composer, or any other information as shown above, then click onvext >. Select template 21== Here, you can choose from a range of solo, ensemble and orchestraltemplates (discussed in more detail below). If you wish to choose exactly what instruments should be in your score then click on the "Choose Instruments" template (under "General"). Choose instruments/voice parts (optional) If you cant find an appropriate template, then click "Choose Instruments". 22asia Cau Naw See Delica slot ramen ach sturcnts eee by eer mere aves mu. conneannee y — able ce Tinned See pe zi Stowe} Tette t sewers) | Sede rotate Svea Tite et a organ Pipe Organ >-Pucted Sings The instrument window is divided into two columns. The left column lists instruments, or voice parts to choose from. The right column, while initially empty, will soon contain a list of the instruments for your new score. The instrument list in the left column is categorized into instrument families. Click a category to show the full list of instruments in each family. Select an instrument and click aaa. The instrument you selected now appears in the right column. You can add more instruments or voice parts, if needed The default entry is "Common instruments" but you can choose from others, including "Jazz instruments" and "Early music": You can also type the name of an instrument into the search box to filter for it in "All instruments’. Staff type is usually standard (five lines), but some instruments may utilize other kinds (drums/percussion, plucked string) The order of the instruments in the right column reflects how they will appear in the score. To change the order, click an instrument name and use the up or pown buttons to move it higher/lower. When done, click nexe >. ‘Add staff to an instrument 23efne asetetinszunents. Each isrunent «represented by ana more staves onman aetuments Ra Forpechard roan Poe Organ y Puded suing Bar ees Guta (Conneaut [Telenee) ease aut ‘ecumte Gtr [Teblee) jones valle [cae [Sees foc duc pa The Add option is used to create aGrand Staff, where a single instrument (such as a piano, harp or guitar etc.) uses more than one staff line. Highlight a staff line in your chosen instrument list in the right column (e.g., "Staff 1"; see image above) and click either add stags oradd Linked state. The former will add a suitable unlinked staft line to the highlighted choice; the latter will add an appropriate linked staff line. The difference is that the contents of unlinked staves in a Grand Staff can be changed without affecting the other member; but changes to a linked staff are automatically translated to the other staff (e.g. linked guitar staff/TAB pairs—see Tablature). The spacing of a Grand Staff can be controlled with the Grand Staff Distance setting. Select key signature and tempo 24‘Create New Score Select ey Sinetire and Tempo: Mm Key Signature SAE Hs Hig Hes Wises Say 8, noe (Caneel |e ack | tient) The wizard asks for two things: The initial key signature and tempo of the score. Select any of the former and click wext > to continue. An initial tempo can be set here too. Time signature, pickup measure (anacrusis), and number of measures Create New Score Crest Tine Signature Pickup Measure Duration (tO) dua Enter tlumber of Heesures: Mescures: Hint: You canals adel ar remove measures after creatan of the score. Caneel _|_) Eich) You can set your initial time signature here. If the score starts with a pickup, then mark the "Pickup measure" checkbox and adjust the time signature (a setting known in the context menu ‘Measure 25Properties! as actual duration). The amount of measures can be specified here, but itis possible to amend this later. Click rinisn to create your new score. Adjustments to score after creation You can change any settings specified during the new score wizard, even after you start working on the score. + To add/delete measures or create a pickup, see Measure operations + To change any text, see Text editing. To add a missing Title (or other text item), use the menu Aad + Text + Ticie (or other text item) + To add, delete, or change the order of instruments, use the menurdit > Instruments... OF press i. Templates ‘The second screen of the new score wizard allows you to choose a template to create a new score from (see above for details). To create a score using this method, click on a template instead of the "Choose Instruments" option. Continue and finish the new score wizard as usual. Template files are normal MuseScore files, stored in a template folder. There are two template folders created by default: the system template folder that contains the templates installed with MuseScore and should not be modified, and a private user template folder to add your own templates to. You can create a custom template that will show in the new score wizard by simply saving a score into that folder. ‘System template folder On Windows, the system template folder is usually located atc: \rrogran Files\Musescore 2\templates or in the 64-bit versions atc: \Program Files (x86)\MuseScore 2\templates On Linux, look under /usr/share/ascore-xex if you installed from the package manager. If you compiled MuseScore on Linux yourself, then look under /usr/local/share/nscore-xxx (with xxx being the version you are using). ‘On Mac OS X, look under /applications/MuseScore 2.app/Contents/Resources/templates. User template folder You can configure the location of your private templates folder inrait > Preferences... > General, but MuseScore does create a folder for this purpose. ‘On Windows, the user template folder is located atezouzrarat\Documents\museScore2\Templates. ‘On Mac OS X and Linux, the user template folder is located at-/pocuments/MuseScore2/Templates. The new score wizard will show templates from both the system and the user template folder. See also + Key signature + Time signature + Clef External links + Video tutorial: MuseScore in Minutes: Lesson 1 - Score Setup 26Language settings and translation updates MuseScore will be installed and work with your "System" language (the one used for most programs, and generally depending on your country and the language settings of the PC, or account). Change language 1. Gotorait > preferences... (Mac: MuseScore > Preferences. 2. In the cenerai tab, there is atanguage section: | General || Cones | Nate Input || Score | 1/0 || Import | Eapert || Sherteuts | Update Program Stert Language _) Startenoty system Continue leat session Star ith new eer isinie mace Start with ecore: [data Fist Score.mscr||ab) | Style Shon splash screen [¥) Show start center LL Shon play panel [¥) Show navigator ont). snmatons Folders ——— teon size: 25 Dia > Scares: teDocinentsMureSeare7 Scores) ss Silas: it DoamertsMaescore2/Ses | Bk Sv) auto save Tenpiates: Seaunentsuseseoe2/Tanpistes | fp = Sevccrey: (2 0) mnutes Plans: (oaments Mmescoe2 Pur: | a | SouncFants: jocuments/MuseScor2/Scundionts | g#¥ | |_| OSC Remote Controt anages: Fibocumerte/ueescorezjimsges ) ge | ort number ARecat Al references te Defauit OK | Anny _cance You can change it and also update the translation with thevpdate translations button. A new window will appear, showing your language at the top - see below. As then indicated, you will have to exit and reopen MuseScore for changes and updates to take effect. Update translation ‘You can update the translation as explained above, via the preferences settings, but there is another method: 1. Gotonelp + Resource Manager 2. Click on the Update button 27occ a2. 03.28 KB locale deze 587.9558 ‘oasis elie 5B [era.26 ua Here too you will have to exit and reopen MuseScore for the update to take effect. See also + Helping and improve translation Checking for updates There are two ways to check for updates. Automated update check 1. Gotozait + rretezences... (MAC: Misescore + Preferences. 2. Select the update tab 3. Check for update... 28General || Carwes | Note Input || Score | 1/0 || Inport | expert || Shertuts | Lbdate ‘Automatic Update Check Check for new version oF Musescore | Reset allereferences te Default) (06 Appt _Canee Now MuseScore will check for updates on every start and notify you, if need be. Check for update 1. Selectite1p » check for update Heb Local Handbooks. Fi rine Handbook About. about ot 2. A dialog will appear with the update status: either "No Update Available" or "An update for MuseScore is available:" followed by a link to download it. See also + Preferences: Up 1S Basics The previous "Getting started’ chapter guides you through theinstallation and process for new score. The "Basics" chapter gives an overview of MuseScore and describes the general methods for interacting with the score. Note input 29Basic note entry ‘Adding notes and rests to a staff requires the following basic steps: 1. Select your starting position for note input 2. Enter note input mode 3. Select the duration of the note (or rest) you want to enter 4. Enter the pitch (or rest) using keyboard shortcut, mouse, or aMIDI keyboard You may skip step 2 whenentering pitches (or rests) using keyboard shortcuts. Using these shortcuts automatically enables note input mode. To add overlapping notes that start/end at different times (polyphony), see Voices. For chords, continue reading here. Step 1: Starting position First, select a note or rest on the score as your starting position for note input. If you don't select a starting point, the cursor will be at the beginning of the score when you begin note input (see below) Note input in MuseScore replaces the existing rests or notes in a measure with your new notes (i.e. ‘overwrites, rather than inserts). However, you can insert new measures at any point (see Measure operations: Insert), or use copy and paste to move a passage of notes. ‘Step 2: Note input mode The "N" button at the left on thenote rnput toolbar indicates whether you are innote input mode. To enter or leave note input mode, you can click on the button, or you can use the shortcutx. To leave note input mode, you can also hitzsc. ‘Step 3: Duration of the note (or rest) After entering note input mode, Select the duration you need from thewote input toolbar, or use the corresponding shortcut. Note that if you have an irregular rhythm division (such as three eighth notes in the time of two), see Tuplet The shortcuts for selecting the duration are as follows: 64th (hemidemisemiquaver) 32nd (demisemiquaver) 16th (semiquaver) Eighth (quaver) Quarter (crotchet) Half (minim) Whole (semibreve) Double whole (breve) Longa A period (dot) changes the selected duration into a dotted note/rest Step 4: Enter pitch (or rest) For all instruments (except unpitched percussion), you can add note pitches using the mouse by clicking directly on the staff. (For instructions specific to percussion see Drum notation). However, you may find it quicker to use a MIDI keyboard (see below), or your alphabetical computer keyboard. The following examples use the latter method Enter pitches by typing the corresponding letter on your keyboard:c > =F GABC DE F GA BoC gpa tet « (Zero) creates a rest: for example, typingc » 0 x gives the result shown below. Notice that the 30duration you select for the notes (quarter/crotchet notes in this example) also determines the duration of the rest (quarter/crotchet rest). ——= ve During note input, the cursor automatically advances in the score. If you want to add a chord note to your previous entry, hold shige and enter a note name:cp shitter shigt+a =F 7 To create chords with notes of different durations, seeVoices. Ifyou want to create a dotted note, press. after selecting the parent note (or duration shortcut). For exampl le, 5. c4 DEF Ga gives the following: a When you type a note on the keyboard, MuseScore places it closest to the previous note entered (above or below). When entering chords, though, the new notes are added above the current note (bottom-up). If either of these leads to a note ending up in the wrong octave, move it up or down by using the followin g shortcuts: + ctei+t (Mac: +1): Increase the pitch of a note by one octave. + cerits (Mac: +1): Decrease the pitch of a note by one octave. Other sh Other u ot ay es: al @: w jorteuts iseful editing shortcuts available innote input mode: (Up): Increase the pitch of a note by a semitone (uses #). (Down): Decrease the pitch of a note by a semitone (uses b ). Change note to enharmonic note (e.g., F to E#) e+shife+t: Increase the pitch of a note using key signature alttshise+s: Decrease the pitch of a note using key signature Repeat the last entered note Halve the duration of the last entered note Double the duration of the last entered note Backspace: Undo last entered note shife+~: Exchange last entered note with the note before it (repeat to keep moving note earlier) shite+s: Exchange note moved withsnit+~ with the note that follows it direction of note stem (can be reset to Auto position ininspector) shist+x: Move note head to opposite side of stem (can be reset to Auto position irnspector} MIDI keyboard You can also insert pitches using a MIDI keyboard. Ce cl Pi Newson Pi ‘onnect your MIDI keyboard to the computer and switch the former on Start MuseScore (this must be done after the keyboard is switched on) feate a new scor lick the rest (selecting it) in measure 1 to indicate where you want note input to begin ress nto enternote input mode Select a note duration such as for quarter notes (crotchets), as describedabove ress a note on your MIDI keyboard The pitch should be added to your score. Note: Tr he MIDI keyboard enters one note or chord at a time. This mode of note input (often called 34"step-time entry") is fast and reliable. Some notation software try to interpret "real-time entry’, in which the musician plays a passage and the software tries to produce notation. However, such results are generally unreliable. MuseScore focuses on more reliable forms of note input. I you have multiple MIDI devices connected to your computer, you may need to inform MuseScore which is the MIDI keyboard. Go to zdit + Preferences... (MaC:uusescore + Preferences...). In the preferences dialog, click on the 1/o tab and select your device under the section labeled "PortAudio". Coloring of notes out of an instrument's range Notes within the playable range of an instrument or voice part appear black, while those extending beyond the normal range of an instrument are marked red. For some instruments, the range depends on the skil ofthe musician. For these instuments, notes outside the range of an early amateur appear dark yellow, and notes outside the typical range of a professional appear red. The colors are informational and appear on the computer screen, but not on printed copies. To disable note colors, choose Edit + Preferences... (MaC:MuseScore + Preferences...), Click on the Note Input tab, and unmark "Color notes outside of usable pitch range". ‘Small notes/small noteheads 1, Select the note(s) you want in small size. 2. Check the "Small" checkbox in theInspector. The one in thenote section is used to only change the size of the individual notehead; the one in the chord section will change the note head, stem, beam, and flag sizes all together. By default, the small size is 70% of the normal size. You can change that setting intyie » General + Sizes. Change notes already entered Change duration To change the length of a single note or rest: 1, Make sure you are not innote input mode (press ec to exit) and have no other notes selected. 2. Click on the note or rest and use the duration shortcuts listedabove, or the duration icons in the toolbar, to change it to the duration of your choice. Increasing the duration will overwrite the notes or rests that follow it; decreasing the duration will add rests between it and the notes or rests following For example, to change three sixteenth rests into a single dotted eighth rest: 1. Click on the first sixteenth rest. 2. Hit ¢ to turn it into an eighth rest. 3. Hit . to turn it into a dotted eighth rest. As the duration increases, it overwrites the other two sixteenth rests following it. Change pitch To change the pitch of a single note, first presszec to make sure that you're not innote input mode and that you have no other notes selected; then either drag the notehead up or down with the mouse, or else select it and use the t (Up) or « (Down) keys to change its pitch. You can also type the letter name of the note you want to change it to, and use ctri+s or ceri+? to correct the octave, if necessary 32(Mac: cad+ or cna+1) To change the enharmonic spelling of a note, select it and use thes command. For more information, see Accidentals. To change the pitches of a passage of music by a constant interval, you can uséTransposition. To change the pitches of a passage of music to a different melody, while keeping the rhythm unchanged, use Re-pitch mode. Ifyour score contains a lot of misspelled accidentals, you might try the Respell Pitches command (see Accidentals: Respell pitches) Change rest to note and vice versa To change a rest to a note 1, Make sure you are not innote input mode (press sc to exil) and have no other notes/rests selected. 2. Click on the rest. 3. Enter the desired pitch by olicking on a note letter. note is entered equivalent in duration to the former rest. To change a note to a rest: 1, Make sure you are not innote input mode (press esc to exit) and have no other notes/rests. selected, 2. Click on the note. 3. Press 0 (Zero). Arrest is entered equivalent in duration to the former note. Note: The same operation is possible in note input mode. Note properties + To adjust the horizontal position of a note/chord: seeEdit spacing between individual notes. + To edit note properties in general (spacing, offset, size, color, notehead direction, playback etc.): see Inspector and object properties. + To adjust the layout of all notes in the score: seeLayout and formatting, especially the sections about notes, accidentals and tuplets. See also + Drum notation + Tablature Tuplet + Voices + Shared noteheads + Preferences External links +» How to enter a chord + Howto enter a rest + How to span a stem over two staves + Video tutorial: MuseScore in Minutes: Lesson 3 - Note input Video tutorial: MuseScore in Minutes: Lesson 4 - MIDI Keyboard Input + Video tutorial: MuseScore in Minutes: Lesson 5 - More Input Ideas Concert pitch The concert Pizch button in the toolbar (towards the right) enables you to switch from displaying notes on their staves as transposing instruments would need them to be written, where the nominal pitch may differ from the actual sound of the note, to displaying them as the notes that they actually sound like, This may change key signatures and/or clefs for transposing instruments. 33Note: Before printing, make sure that parts arenot in concert pitch mode if you have transposing instruments in your score; otherwise the musicians will not be able to play in the correct key. See also + Transposition: Transposing instruments + Accidental: Respell pitches External links + Concert pitch or not?? (forum discussion) Copy and paste Copy and paste is a useful tool for repeating a section of music, or for shifting a passage by a beat or a measure. Before selecting, copying, or pasting, press esc to make sure you are not innote input mode. Copy 1. click on the first note of your selection. 2. shisescrick on the last note of your selection. A blue rectangle highlights the region you selected. 8. From the menu choose rai: » copy or press ceri+c (Mac: +c). Paste 1, click on the note or measure where you want your pasted selection to begin. 2. From the menu, choosezdit + Paste or press ceri+v (Mac: +v). Quick repetition To instantaneously copy and paste a note, measure, or passage’ 1. Select a note, measure, or passage as describedabove. 2. Press x and MuseScore repeats the selection. Duplicate To instantaneously copy and paste a text element, line, or other object 1. Hold down ceri+snise (Mac: %¢+shise), click on the element and drag it anywhere in the score. 2. Release the mouse button, and the selected element is cloned to the new location. Selection filter Itis possible to use a filterbefore copying a selection, to choose exactly what is going to be copied and then pasted. 1, Enable the Selection Filter with ré (Mac: m+r6) or view + Selection Filter The Selection Filter will appear by default below the Palettes. It can be undocked and made into a floating window, and if that window is dragged directly onto the Palettes, or the Inspector, then both will be accessible in the same space via a tab at the bottom. 1. Uncheck the boxes in the Selection Filter for things you don't want copied Example: Articulations and Slurs are unchecked. 34Selection Voice 1 Voice 2 Voice 3 Voice 4 Dynamics Fingering Lyrics Chord Symbols Other Text ‘Articulations Slurs Figured Bass Ottava Pedal Lines Other Lines Arpeggios Glissandi SSSBRKKKE x t Fretboard Diagrams Breath Marks Tremolo SSSRSREERRI Grace Notes 2. Copy and paste as before (in the example, copy measure 4 and 5 and paste into measure 12 and 13) 3. See the result—slurs haven't been copied: NZ JS Sb) See ds Selection °° * yirsScore | bampie * fA bw fires. Voice « Title Compe omer et Oheerritt titre eldigcipereicereiter’ ttre! = 1° RGR RRR: i ontava &GKRKRKKEE See also If you want to change notes without altering the rhythm, you may combinetransposition or re-pitch 35mode with copy and paste. External links + Video tutorial: Lyrics, copying & dynamics Edit mode Edit mode is used to edit elements that have been added to a score. Most types of elements can be edited in one way or another in edit mode. To enter edit mode use any of these methods: + Double-click any element + Right-click on it and choose rait element * Click on it once and use the shortcut cer1+® (Mac: cna+®). To leave edit mode, hit esc. Text For text edit mode, see Text editing. Lines Lines and similar elements, such as slurs, arpeggios, and brackets, showhandles in edit mode, which can adjusted with keyboard commands or by dragging with the mouse to change the shape. Slur in gait mode: z Available keyboard commands: + ©:Move handle left 0.1 staff space (one staff space is the distance between two staff lines, as setin ) + +: Move handle right 0.1 staff space + 1: Move handle up 0.1 staff space + 4: Move handle down 0.1 staff space + ctri+ (Mac: ++): Move handle left one staff space + ctri+s (Mac: +4): Move handle right one staff space + ceri+t (Mac: +1): Move handle up one staff space + ceri+s (Mac: +1): Moves handle down one staff space + alcre: Move handle left 0.01 staff space + alt+s: Move handle right 0.01 staff space + al+t: Move handle up 0.01 staff space + alt+s: Move handle down 0.01 staff space + snise+~: Move handle's anchor (the note or measure to which itis attached) left + snize+s: Move handle's anchor right + Tab: Go to next handle Notes To edit spacing between individual notes 1. Double click on a note head (OR right-click note and select "Edit Element’, OR select note and press ctrl +) 2. Press the arrow key in the direction (left or right) that you wish to nudge the note 3. Press the Esc key to finalize the process (this will re-draw the note stem). Note: you may need to delete and then re-enter ties, as they sometimes fail to re-draw. 36Alternatively, you can just click on the note and change the "Horizontal offset" setting in theChord section of the Inspector without needing to entereait mode at all Note: ait mode for a note stem allows you to change the length of the stem, not move it horizontally. To reposition a note stem, click on it and adjust horizontal offset in the Inspector. See also + Line Inspector and object properties Most score elements have properties that can be edited in one of two ways: * Click on any element, and many of its properties can be viewed and changed from thalnspector panel on the right-hand side of your screen. + Right-click on an element and select an option with the word Properties in it. This option opens a dialog with advanced properties, only available for certain types of elements. Inspector The Inspector is shown by default on the right of your screen. To show or hide, open theview menu and check/uncheck Inspector or use the shortcuts (Mac: £n+78). When an object is selected, its properties are displayed, and can be edited, in thelnspector. Virtually every single element on the page can be selected and edited this way — notes, text, barlines, articulations etc. Groups of elements can be selected and edited simultaneously: if the objects are of different types then the Inspector displays only those properties common to all of them that are editable. Categories The different properties of a selected element are displayed undereategory headings in the Inspector: Element offers the following controls: Visible, Color, and Horizontal/Vertical offset. * Visible is a commonly used control that allows you to make almost any element invisible. If the box for Visible is unchecked, the selected elements will turn gray in MuseScore to show that they are invisible, and will not be printed out or shown when exported as a PDF or image. (Note using view + show tavisible, itis possible to make invisible elements completely invisible on screen as well as in print.) You can also toggle the visibility of selected elements (Le., switch between visible and invisible) with the keyboard shortcut v. + Color lets you change the color of an element from black to any other color. The element will remain that color when the score is printed or exported. «+ Horizontal offset and Vertical offset allow you to fine-tune the placement of an individual element by inputting exact values for its offset from default position on an X/Y coordinate plane. Other categories may be only shown in specific targeted cases, such asBarline, which is only present when a barline is selected. 37Honantal offset 0.006 verses offer 0.0080 arine She hmalbarne _v Soares staves $ soanfom )@ Span to: a & fponprect — Savedfadt _v ‘Some elements may be related to other types of elements. An example would be to select a note that has a dot and a beam: Several different categories of options related to the note are displayed in the Inspector, including Chord, Note, and Segment. But notice at the bottom of the Inspector, you also have access to options for related elements, including Stem, and in this example Beam and Dot. Select Dot 109 Stem} (Beam Tule If you select a measure, the Inspector will only show those options common to each note in the measure: Visible and Color. To edit the properties of the measure itself, right-click an empty part of the measure and select "Measure Properties" as shown below. When several elements are selected, if they have a different value for a given property, the property will be displayed in blue. If you change this property, it will change for all selected elements. Prope s dialogs. Properties of some objects are accessed by right-clicking on the object and choosing a "Properties" option from the context menu: these are in addition tothe object's properties displayed inthe inspector. (Note: Properties should not be confused with Styles. Changes to properties only affect the single element selected; all style controls apply to the entire score.) Articulation properties Right-click on an articulation and select articulation Properties... See Articulations and ornaments. Line properties Right-click on a line and select Line Properties... There are settings for the beginning, end, or continuation of the line. You can add or remove text, adjust the text's placement, and set the length and angle of optional hooks. Click the ... button to access text properties for text included in the line. ‘See Custom lines and line properties. Measure properties 38Right-click on an empty part of the measure and selectueasure Properties... Adjust visibility, bar duration, repeats, stretch and numbering. See Measure properties. Staff properties Right-click either an empty part of a measure or the name of an instrument and selectscaze Properties... This dialog allows you to adjust attributes of both the single staff and the instrument it is a part of. See Staff properties. Text properties Right click on a text-based element and selectrext Properties... See Text styles and properties. If the element is a line with text in it, see > above. Time signature properties Right-click on a time signature and select rine signature Properties... Used to adjust appearance of time sig. and beam properties of notes. See Time signatures. See also Measure operations + Note input + Layout and formatting Staff properties Part extraction Measure operations ‘Append = To append an empty measure at the end of a score, pressctri+s (Mac: #+s), or use the menu item add + Measures » Append One Measure + To append multiple measures at the end of the score, pressait+shife+s (Mac: optiontshitt+2) oruse the menuitem add + Measures > Append Measures..., then in the dialog set the number ‘of measures to append and hit OK. Insert + To insert an empty measure into the score, select a measure, then pressras or use the menu item add + Measures » Insert Measure. + To insert multiple measures, press ctr1+ins or use the menu itemadd » Measures + Insert Measures. .., then in the dialog set the number of measures to insert and hit OK. Delete + To delete a single measure: select the measure, then pressceri+pe1 (Mac: cna+pe1). + To delete a range of measures, click on the first measure in the range, pressnite, click on the last measure in the range, release thesnitekey, and then press ceri+pel (Mac: cnd+Del). + To delete from a selected measure to the end of the score, click on the first measure in the range, press ctr1+shift+end (Mac: cna+snice+End), release the keys and then pressceri+De1 (Mac: cnape1). * To delete from the start of the score to a selected measure, click on the last measure in the range, press cer1+shigttione (MaC: cnd+shife+tone), release the keys and then presscer1+pe1 (Mac: cnd+ne1), Note that in a multi-staff score in any of the above cases you'd not just delete the selected measures in the selected staff, but all corresponding measures in the other staves of the system too, even if those don't appear to be selected. 39Properties To edit the properties of a measure, right-click an empty part of the measure and selecteasure Properties om Tor Measure 2 Ss Staves Sa? Vable Bienes 1 Y vite sverless 2 viable steless > Y vebie series % viable © sien Measure Duration other _ Exdude fom measure count Breck mnttneasare raat Meare numbermode: fuematic _Y_ Layoutstretch: 1.00_9 ‘ad to measure ruber: 2 D) Repeat count: 3) =i es fey canes! From within an open Measure Properties window, you can move to edit the previous or next measure via these buttons, at the bottom left of the window: — __ (note that while the window changes, the measure shown as selected in your score does not. Be careful). Staves + The visible property allows you to show/hide the notes and staff lines for the current measure. « The stemless property allows you to show/hide all note stems for the current measure. Notes that normally have a stem such as half notes (minims) and quarter notes (crotchets) only show the note head when marked as stemless. Measure duration + The Nominal duration (which cannot be edited) is the same as the time signature that is displayed on the score. + You can change the Actual duration of a measure to anything regardless of the time signature displayed on the score. Normally, the nominal and actual duration of a measure are identical. However, a measure can have an actual duration that is shorter, such as a pickup measure (anactusis), or longer, if measures have been joined (see below). In the figure below, the quarter note pickup has a nominal measure duration of 4/4, but an actual duration of 1/4. The measures in the middle have both nominal and actual durations of 4/4. The complimentary measure with only a dotted half note at the end has an actual duration of 3/4: Other + Exclude from measure count 40Use “Exclude from measure count" for "irregular" measures, i.e. ones that should not get counted in the measure numbering. Normally, a pickup measure is marked as "Exclude from measure count". « Add to measure number You can also use the "Add to measure number"option to influence the measure numbering. You can enter positive or negative numbers here. Please note that this affects all subsequent measures. A value of "-1" has the same effect as marking a measure to be excluded from measure count. + Layout stretch You can increase or decrease horizontal space between score elements (notes, rests, etc.) with this option. This provides a more precise control over the exact same measure spacing property as the menu commands or keyboard shortcuts for Increase/Decrease Stretch (( and }), which are accessed outside of the Measure Properties dialog while a measure is selected + Repeat count If the measure is the last of a repeat, you can define how often it is played. + Break multimeasure rests This property will separate a multimeasure rest at the start of the selected measure. This option should be checked before you turn on the "Create multimeasure rests" option in style + General..., in the "Score" tab. Multimeasure rests are automatically broken at important breaks, such as rehearsal marks, time signature changes, double barlines, irregular measures, etc. ‘The default for scores is off, for parts is on. Numbering MuseScore automatically numbers the first measure of each System (except for the first system, actually except for a measure with the number 1), but more numbering options are possible. From the main menu, choose style + General in the left pane, choose the"Header, Footer, Numbers” tab. At the bottom of the right pane is the "Measure Numbers" ("Bar Numbers") section. Mark the checkbox next to the "Measure Numbers" ("Bar Numbers") to turn on automatic measure numbers. Mark "Show first" if you want the first measure numbered. Mark "All staves" if you want numbers on all staves. Otherwise, only the top staff of each system shows measure numbers. Choose to show numbers on "Every system" which numbers the first measure of each line, or show numbers by "Interval" and specify the size of the interval. For example, an interval of 1 numbers every measure; an interval of 5 numbers every fifth measure. Split and join You may want have to have a longer or shorter measure without changing the time signature. You can change a measure's duration in Measure Properties, but there is now a new option to split or join measures. (Beams may be automatically modified.) * Join 1. Select the measures you want to join 2. Edit » Measure » Join Measures Note: If you select measures on only one staff in a score with multiple staves, the same measures will be joined in each staff of the system. 44