MuseScore in Minutes: The Basics of Score Writing

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  • čas přidán 13. 12. 2022
  • In this MuseScore 4 tutorial, we cover the basics of score writing, including how to enter notes, articulations, and text items. We also learn some essential keyboard shortcuts, as well as how to make adjustments using the Properties panel.
    Links:
    Get MuseScore 4:
    musescore.org
    Our online score sharing catalogue:
    musescore.com
    The MuseScore 4 handbook:
    musescore.org/en/handbook/4
    Tantacrul links
    / tantacrul
    / tantacrul
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Komentáře • 130

  • @Shareef2610
    @Shareef2610 Před rokem +170

    I bought Finale 26 and Sibelius 8.5 and I paid so much money but this musescore is far far away much better the best easy to use and very beautiful Layout well done musescore community god bless you and I wish I know about before

    • @BradTheThird
      @BradTheThird Před rokem +10

      If this is easy to use then I'd hate to see what those other programs were like.

    • @naustinfipecto6104
      @naustinfipecto6104 Před rokem +11

      @@BradTheThird Nah. This is pretty easy to use.

    • @fadisoueidi4127
      @fadisoueidi4127 Před rokem +4

      @@BradTheThird finale is the worst unituitive interface you'll ever encounter. iI think it is dead now.

    • @moonphoenix9324
      @moonphoenix9324 Před 11 měsíci

      ​@@BradTheThirdgo watch tantacrul's (who actually led this massive musescore redesign) on sebelius and finale.

    • @nataliasytnik7004
      @nataliasytnik7004 Před 6 měsíci

      Same here!! Since you've been working in Sibelius I let myself to ask you the question regarding typing the notes. I work on this jazz piece and there is a plenty of things I can just copy and paste or just duplicate repetitive accords in a left hand. I am trying to find the hot keys command to repeat the note (accord). I was using something like this in Sibelius but it was long time ago and I don't remember. I believe it exist in MuseScore as well. Also cannot find the possibility to copy paste part of the measure only for R/L hand. Thank you in advance!

  • @brucesindahl5684
    @brucesindahl5684 Před 14 hodinami

    I'd like to share my admiration for the MuseScore team. Agree--you've made the world a better place, sorely needed in these times. Many, many thanks.

  • @estellaeridani
    @estellaeridani Před rokem +98

    I am a completely new user. Just downloaded M4 2 days ago. Thank you so much to the entire team. I am starting to learn it and it is so pretty and so easy to use. Absolutely love it. 💖

  • @GammelfarMusik
    @GammelfarMusik Před rokem +11

    I used to be a Sibelius fan but never moved past 6. This is amazing. It has the intuitive interface as the one i loved in Sibelius, but the menus are so more accessable. It's soooo easy to use, and it looks great. Great work guys!!!!!!

  • @paulsiwy6097
    @paulsiwy6097 Před rokem +16

    Musescore 3 was great but this new iteration is fantastic! Thanks so much for the new version.

  • @pilvia5573
    @pilvia5573 Před rokem +9

    This is well explained, and just the right amount of things inside. Thanks a lot for this and your amazing work on Musecore 4 !

  • @angelotheman
    @angelotheman Před 10 měsíci

    This is a serious design and functions over hall. I'm loving this

  • @stephenmorton8017
    @stephenmorton8017 Před rokem +4

    you have made the world a better place. thanks.

  • @lilybandpropheticworship

    Thank you! This is an amazing tool for us composers. And it's free!

  • @user-ou1yw4cg6y
    @user-ou1yw4cg6y Před rokem

    Really feeling grateful for the awesome program and all your neat instructions. Thx!!

  • @Gaven7r
    @Gaven7r Před rokem +1

    Excellent video!
    Really clear and concise

  • @LeotheTiger1234
    @LeotheTiger1234 Před rokem +1

    This is the best thing I've ever downloaded, and the best part is that we do not have to pay for it!

  • @pattyrodgers6888
    @pattyrodgers6888 Před rokem

    I'm a new user and I'm using this mostly to simplify guitar music for some of my young beginner students. I completed my first arrangement without looking at the instructions. It's got several mistakes. I'll be watching these tutorials when I have time.

  • @superhotnutjob
    @superhotnutjob Před rokem +4

    Wow. You guys are posting again. Cool

  • @burning_KFC
    @burning_KFC Před rokem +3

    It's the best app to write scores, thanks!

  • @HyouMix
    @HyouMix Před rokem +1

    Thank you so very much for making this software free to use and open source, may God bless you!

  • @HollyHollo
    @HollyHollo Před 9 měsíci

    My son uses your platform. His work is amazing!

  • @BleuNoirProductions
    @BleuNoirProductions Před rokem +5

    An amazing gift to musicians and composers... Major thanks to the Musescore team. Although I can't find the switch that enables the tick-box that enables the Niente marking :(

    • @denelson83
      @denelson83 Před měsícem

      And what do we do to access Jankman?

  • @ParanormalBatarey
    @ParanormalBatarey Před 8 měsíci

    Hello! I'm new user too. It's very interesting to learn this program and it's wonderful that so great work is absolutely free. Thank you so much for MuseScore!

  • @testrabbit
    @testrabbit Před rokem

    I used to use Kurzweil stuff ( Cakewalk ) years ago, but I'm loving this!

  • @danha3107
    @danha3107 Před rokem +16

    Will our current custom keyboard shortcuts be preserved when transitioning to V4?
    update: I got it myself, and no you it doesn't transfer custom keyboard shortcuts automatically, it's an entirely new program.

  • @nataliasytnik7004
    @nataliasytnik7004 Před 6 měsíci

    Thank you very much for this tutorial. I am trying to find the hot keys command to repeat the note (accord). I was using something like this in Sibelius but it was long time ago and I don't remember. I believe it exist in MuseScore as well. Also cannot find the possibility to copy and paste just 1 part of the measure only for R/L hand. Thank you in advance!

  • @dr.brianjudedelimaphd743
    @dr.brianjudedelimaphd743 Před 10 měsíci

    The best Score program I've ever used...

  • @whydoesihavestar8500
    @whydoesihavestar8500 Před 7 měsíci

    Very useful!

  • @andreyspiridonov8160
    @andreyspiridonov8160 Před 8 měsíci

    Thank you for the tutorial. I’m writing a piece for choir using a SATB closed score, but then would like to transition to regular SATB score that separates each part for the score. Then I’d like to go back at some point in the piece. I tried adding but then it adds to the whole score. Is there a way to switch back and forth and keep a specific score style for number of measures and then go back and whatnot?

  • @EmbxrTress.0001
    @EmbxrTress.0001 Před rokem

    i am making my own version of Avengers with Orchestra and Drumset and this really helped since theres really difficult parts!

    • @melizabeth555
      @melizabeth555 Před 8 měsíci

      do you know how to add other parts? i'm making a violin duet and whenever I add the second violin part it comes up with no bars and i can't add notes

  • @mike-williams
    @mike-williams Před rokem +4

    I wish we could dock palettes at the top of the screen.
    Not a fan of having so many options buried under Properties > Appearance, especially when some were direct access in v3.

    • @Tsskyx
      @Tsskyx Před rokem +4

      you could submit the request to the musescore forums

  • @aevinne
    @aevinne Před měsícem

    Ребята, вы - лучшие!

  • @piggdsbest333
    @piggdsbest333 Před rokem +1

    How do you write down notes as you play midi keyboard ? is this possible with this program ?

  • @marcovisani855
    @marcovisani855 Před rokem

    A fast way to insert octave pause and quarter note dotted? thanks

  • @manuelhernandez2430
    @manuelhernandez2430 Před 11 měsíci

    Is there a way to have a solo in the score and have the playback play the single voice?

  • @carlose.johansson739
    @carlose.johansson739 Před rokem

    Thank you so much. HELP! The "pen" to help the note input to write the notes is gone and I cant take it back. Do you know what to do? Musescore 4. I will appreciate it very much!

  • @awbethh2017
    @awbethh2017 Před rokem +1

    this is every composer's dream!

    • @modables
      @modables Před rokem

      its better than a composers dream
      its literally perfect

  • @george_nabil
    @george_nabil Před rokem

    Hello friends.. thank you for your efforts.. I would like to ask you, if I want to make Adlib, how can I write it?

  • @geodude4real
    @geodude4real Před rokem

    If i wanted to move all the notes in a bar back by one quaver, how would you do that?

  • @bonyktapludo4449
    @bonyktapludo4449 Před 11 měsíci

    is it possible to make "the blue line (the note pointer while it is playing) bigger? mine is too small or narrow

  • @rosemaryraplar8
    @rosemaryraplar8 Před rokem +1

    If I have a song in the key of F, can I quickly change the entire song to key of G??? Or if I have a melody in the treble clef can I easily switch to bass clef ?

  • @TheCatGoesRawrMusik
    @TheCatGoesRawrMusik Před rokem

    Help, how does the part score thing work...
    Like making it so one person can see multople things in their score

  • @mfortes451
    @mfortes451 Před rokem

    Suppose I wrote a bunch of notes, but realise that it has a pause before or between them. How can I move a group of notes without having to delete all of them to fix the matter ?

  • @GaryTaylor-gc5hb
    @GaryTaylor-gc5hb Před 18 dny

    Could you please create a video on how to set up a standard instrument (UK) brass band score? I've been trying to do this and need it for arrangements and compositions I want to work on, but can't find some instruments such as tenor horn or Eb bass. There are scores on CZcams showing Eb bass, so it must be possible. Thanks so much.

  • @MenyatsoMathole
    @MenyatsoMathole Před rokem

    Hi! how do I make my page numbers visible?

  • @Chatterbox968
    @Chatterbox968 Před 5 měsíci +1

    i'm having so much trouble with this program, I cannot delete rests or replace them with actual notes. super frustrating.

  • @drewa6891
    @drewa6891 Před 5 měsíci +1

    And...this is free? how the heck, thank you!

  • @glasgowguitarist3636
    @glasgowguitarist3636 Před rokem +3

    I am just starting to try Musecore after many years of using GuitarPro. However, I am finding the process pretty unintuitive. I am sure I am doing something wrong and just need to get my head round a different way of working but here is an example of something really simple that I just can't figure out. Hopefully someone can point me in the right direction.
    Say I quickly enter 4 notes in bar 1 as crotchets. I then want to change the duration later to make them 4 quavers and a minus rest. When I try to shorten the duration I get quaver, quaver rest, quaver, quaver rest etc. Nothing I do lets me move position of the notes and rests to achieve the desired outcome.
    What am I missing?

    • @user-iy6dt4xp5o
      @user-iy6dt4xp5o Před 9 měsíci

      Try deleting the notes and add them back where you’d like

  • @JamesPurdie-rx8sq
    @JamesPurdie-rx8sq Před 7 měsíci

    I'm having fun with this at school with my students. Some things are kind of confusing. My students were wanting to write 8 1.8th notes, like 4 "TeeTees" but it keeps inserting a rest and changing them units of 4.

  • @jonathan-nr8ki
    @jonathan-nr8ki Před rokem

    does ms4 have a count in feature yet?

  • @defectivenull
    @defectivenull Před rokem

    so shift clicking while using the virtual keyboard doesn't actually let me make a chord? not sure if there's a setting i changed or whatever

  • @JCTReefer
    @JCTReefer Před 5 měsíci

    Can you use this software to edit a piano sheet pdf that you downloaded from MuseScore??? Or are scores other people have published unable to be edited? I have a score that I downloaded that needs to be corrected to reflect what’s actually played by the original artist.

  • @danielchen6172
    @danielchen6172 Před rokem

    how do I change the tempo

  • @godlikesnake8909
    @godlikesnake8909 Před 6 měsíci

    how do i hold a note while playing other notes instead of it automatically deleting all the notes? For example I am trying to hold a D note for the rest of the measure while playing F then a lower D

  • @cdnjmusic
    @cdnjmusic Před rokem

    GOLD MINE.

  • @amirakazmoz8600
    @amirakazmoz8600 Před 10 měsíci

    How do you delete a note?

  • @sergioescuderoparedes4708

    I'm new to Musescore, ¿how do I delete the whole score? I didnt find any options for that...

  • @archniki_
    @archniki_ Před rokem

    is there a plugin that destroys "classic" pauses and makes something of a grid. like pauses grid.
    like in fl studio...
    just it feels so problematic to jump around these

  • @charlesstitchwong3124

    hi! i can't add a single note in musescore 4 mac and its driving me nuts haha. i could follow all your steps to a T but when i click to add a note i simply can't! is anyone facing the same issue? :)

  • @ItbeRey
    @ItbeRey Před 6 měsíci

    How do I get to the screen where I can compose. It just says for me to download but it’s not showing on homescreen or taking me to a websige

  • @george_nabil
    @george_nabil Před rokem

    And what about the quarter note ?! Yes I can write it in the program, but It is not played
    Thank you for this amazing effort

  • @tinoavila4958
    @tinoavila4958 Před rokem +2

    The numbers shortcuts don't work for me unfortunately... I've tried reasining them, re-downloading Ms4, downloading the nightly version, nothing does the trick. Is this an "only me" problem and is there any solution to it?

    • @JanVanGalen
      @JanVanGalen Před rokem +2

      Having the same issue, num pad numbers don't work, only the numbers above qwerty keys work.
      Edit: I see in the forums this is a known issue, hopefully will be fixed.

    • @bradley-kunda
      @bradley-kunda Před rokem

      @@JanVanGalen Yes, we'll be getting on to this one very soon!

  • @nicolasm.bronner2747
    @nicolasm.bronner2747 Před měsícem

    I'm a new user, and i don't find anywhere on the web how to create and display harmonics, in a way that shows for example F#m or C#m over the partition... what am i missing ?

  • @vimolmas50
    @vimolmas50 Před rokem

    I used to be able to remove a single note by highlighting it then remove selected range Musescore 2 .Now on Musescore 4 and it does,nt work on my P.C. even delete any idea guys

    • @GammelfarMusik
      @GammelfarMusik Před rokem +1

      Can't you just highlight and press delete? That works for me.

  • @ethanbruce7647
    @ethanbruce7647 Před rokem +1

    I have the latest update and musescore is being really buggy.

  • @Raymond_Churchill
    @Raymond_Churchill Před 8 měsíci

    Is it possible to do it on mobile?

  • @MrInterestingthings
    @MrInterestingthings Před 11 měsíci

    Wasn't the inspector where I found all the ways to make microtonal music . Now where is that property . I'll be studying the new manual that's fer sure !

  • @mfortes451
    @mfortes451 Před rokem

    How to move a group of notes?

  • @stanleygunter3930
    @stanleygunter3930 Před 6 měsíci

    do i need to go pro

  • @Mr_Simmons
    @Mr_Simmons Před rokem +2

    These tutorials are really great. like, really great. However this video has a weird noise like sound that happens every second or so in the left channel that is a little annoying for headphone users. Not sure if there is much you can do about it aside from a re-upload, but still.
    Thanks again for these tutorials!

    • @bradley-kunda
      @bradley-kunda Před rokem

      Thanks for the lovely feedback! Can you please provide some specific times in the video where you hear this sound? I'm afraid I'm unable to hear it 🤔

    • @Mr_Simmons
      @Mr_Simmons Před rokem

      @@bradley-kunda The first one happens just as the speech starts at ~3 seconds in, then one happens every 5 - 6 seconds throughout the duration of the whole video. They are particularly noticeable at the start of sentences. There is a spot where 3 happen in quick succession between 0:19 & 0:21 . At first I thought it was a pop filter that was leaking through, but its definitely working for most of the P & S sounds so I don't think its a pop filter issue.

    • @bradley-kunda
      @bradley-kunda Před rokem

      @@Mr_Simmons I'm afraid I really can't hear what you're describing (and I'm using headphones too - a set of Beyerdynamic DT990 Pros).
      I wonder if anyone else noticed this?
      Have you also tried testing with a different set of headphones?

    • @wiseoldfool
      @wiseoldfool Před rokem

      @@bradley-kunda I have a good audio interface (Roland) and good headphones (Sennheiser). I'm on Zorin OS, not Windoze. I don't hear it (and I am particularly sensitive to this kind of audio problem). Is it always in the same place? Same with a different computer or different internet connection? I'm wondering if it is a buffering issue, rather than a problem with the source material.

  • @willwong1201
    @willwong1201 Před rokem

    When I typed the note A, it would go back to the beginning of a bar, it makes me feel so frustrated.

  • @WrongIdeasChannel
    @WrongIdeasChannel Před 7 měsíci

    Sibelius made me want to drive off a bridge, this is free and so much better? How?

  • @account-pi3nj
    @account-pi3nj Před rokem

    muse score download is broken

  • @Ianuarius
    @Ianuarius Před 9 měsíci

    I absolutely hate using mouse to do WRITING. I don't write text by clicking letters with mouse. How do I write music with computer keyboard?

  • @nathanielnestlehut3949
    @nathanielnestlehut3949 Před rokem +3

    It doesn’t place the note when I click on the staff, it simply does nothing.

    • @gabrielswope6952
      @gabrielswope6952 Před 4 měsíci

      i know this is a year late but did you ever find out how to place the note? i am having the same issue

    • @nathanielnestlehut3949
      @nathanielnestlehut3949 Před 4 měsíci

      @@gabrielswope6952 yes😂

    • @junosprite007
      @junosprite007 Před 2 měsíci

      @@nathanielnestlehut3949 So what did you do?? lol

  • @aaaaa111aaaaa
    @aaaaa111aaaaa Před rokem

    Why does muse Sounds make my whole musescore App laggs as hell? If i have 5+ Instruments and 20+ bars musescore becomes unusable with Muse Sounds

  • @OPP3N616
    @OPP3N616 Před 4 měsíci +11

    "click to place it" no it doesnt

  • @yxeselite
    @yxeselite Před rokem

    god bless

  • @myronolev4099
    @myronolev4099 Před měsícem

    How come that all videos dont show how to add more pages so u can compose more...and how is it sooooo complicated...just insert a button with add pages

  • @tc26214
    @tc26214 Před rokem +2

    0:41 measure 1 g-natural should be f-double-sharp

    • @JScaranoMusic
      @JScaranoMusic Před rokem +2

      There isn't really a reason for it to be F𝄪, unless there was either an F♯︎ in the key signature, or there was a G♯︎ _before_ it in the same measure, as well as the ones after it.

    • @willmorris8198
      @willmorris8198 Před rokem +2

      Nah, writing it as G natural is correct. A double sharp would imply an irrational key, I see no evidence that this is the case. Sometimes it's better to not overcomplicate things
      @JSmusic , even in those cases, most musicians would prefer to read G natural. I would only write out F double sharp if it was part of the chord, or if I was implying an irrational key, both of which are rare circumstances

    • @tc26214
      @tc26214 Před rokem +1

      @@willmorris8198 the thing is, the passage is implying c-sharp minor -- see the problem there?
      the first note clearly resolves up to G-sharp

    • @willmorris8198
      @willmorris8198 Před rokem +1

      @@tc26214 I see what you are saying now. 2 possible explanations:
      The passage is actually in E major, and the G natural would be the flat scale degree 3, resulting in a minor i chord (modal mixture).
      The passage has music before it that is in D major, and the G is the chordal seventh of a dominant A chord, which enharmonically pivots to C# minor via German augmented 6th

    • @tc26214
      @tc26214 Před rokem

      @@willmorris8198 both those cases I'd rather respell to F##, but I guess that just comes down to preference at that point

  • @BGDMusic
    @BGDMusic Před 6 měsíci +1

    sheet music is hard

  • @elisawilliams8655
    @elisawilliams8655 Před rokem

    So nobody thought about changing the tempo for a slower song ? Why can’t I find a tutorial for that it shouldn’t be this hard like bruh

  • @Pizza_Playz
    @Pizza_Playz Před 10 měsíci

    HOW DARK MODE PLEASE

  • @Pythonaria
    @Pythonaria Před rokem

    Writing music for harp and piano. Yesterday, attempt 1 failed, attempt 2 on a new score worked. Saved it and closed Musescore4. Opened it today, it worked for a few bars then Musescore4 started doing it's own thing. Unwanted rests of all kinds appeared in the next bar, it wouldn't let me put a note where I wanted to put a note, cut one of the bars in half, putting the notes in the next bar, and worse, took a section and put it several bars down the page.
    Seems to be too many bugs in this programme.
    Why can't someone develop notation software that you can put the notes you want and the rests you want where you want without a programme putting them where IT wants.
    NOT impressed.

    • @Belchmaster41
      @Belchmaster41 Před rokem

      I agree, because for the lead instrument: I cannot find the sitar in the instruments list.. or the sheet music for Norwegian Wood. That track opens on a D chord in the time signature
      12/8

    • @Pythonaria
      @Pythonaria Před rokem

      @@Belchmaster41 I've given up with Musescore now and used Finale Notepad to write the piece of music I needed. It did exactly what I wanted it to do. This is a free programme but I'm impressed enough to go for the full version at a later date. The only downside I could see was you can't save to PDF which makes it harder to share but it was a simple case of print out a copy, scan then email it to the pianist.
      I think Musescore is trying to run before they can walk and really need to address some long-term bugs, many going back several years according to commenters on the forum.

  • @suminshizzles6951
    @suminshizzles6951 Před rokem +1

    Following these instruction leads to nothing. Nothing gets placed on the staff

  • @danseinn
    @danseinn Před 11 měsíci

    i downloaded an undertale soundfont so i got musescore to use the soundfont, and I DONT WANT TO MAKE REAL MUSIC AND THAT STUFF I JUST CAME TO MAKE A SONG FOR MY GAME

  • @horstglasmann3477
    @horstglasmann3477 Před 6 měsíci +2

    Maybe it's just me but this has got to be the least intuitive piece of software I ever worked with.

  • @relicofgold
    @relicofgold Před rokem

    But....but.......I came here to find out how to connect my keyboard to muse score and play the notes, having the notes appear in time on a staff. I guess that's just too much to ask. Another 4:21 blown all to hell.

    • @sponsoredmessage201
      @sponsoredmessage201 Před rokem +1

      There's another new tutorial, "MuseScore in Minutes: Using MIDI Keyboards". Sounds like that's what you want.

  • @williamdevonshire356
    @williamdevonshire356 Před měsícem

    i hate muse score 4. Here I am trying figure out all the stupid bugs and changes.

  • @Joe-of2ji
    @Joe-of2ji Před 9 měsíci

    Musesore totally sucks. Can't even insert a beat to edit a measure, you have to rewrite the whole measure. You can't select groups of notes to move around or cut and paste.

  • @mitchelledels9762
    @mitchelledels9762 Před rokem

    Music score works but you must practice first with a piece of music or you will be nothing but frustrated

  • @lorenzovasquez1201
    @lorenzovasquez1201 Před rokem

    "promosm" 🌺