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MuseScore Tutorial: Layout and Formatting (b) [Video]
Posted on 03. Apr, 2012 by MuseScoreTips.
Well, it’s been a long time coming, I know. Here is the final instalment of the MuseScore in 10 Easy Steps series. Unfortunately I fit these tutorials in around my daytime job (as a music software trainer in Australia) and life has been very busy lately! There will be more video tutorials coming, just as [...]
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MuseScore Version 1.2 Released
Posted on 02. Apr, 2012 by MuseScoreTips.
A couple of weeks ago, MuseScore 1.2 was released, 8 months after MuseScore 1.1. I won’t go into all of the improvements here (you can read all about them in the official Release Notes), but here are a few highlights: Almost 100 Bug Fixes The developer team has worked hard to fix almost 100 bugs. [...]
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Beginner Question: Why Does MuseScore Keep Adding Rests Into My Score?
Posted on 19. Dec, 2011 by MuseScoreTips.
One of the most frequently asked questions here on MuseScoreTips and via my Youtube videos is: “Why does MuseScore keep “adding” rests into a measure when I’m entering notes?”. Along the same lines is this question: “How do I delete rests?” If you’ve had experience with notation software before, you won’t be surprised by MuseScore’s [...]
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Reader Question: How Do I Create A Scales Worksheet? [Video]
Posted on 14. Nov, 2011 by MuseScoreTips.
Recently MuseScoreTips reader Austin Johnson wrote to say that he was having trouble trying to create a scales worksheet. Austin wrote: I need 12 staffs per page. Each staff 2 measures long. Each staff with its own key signature. I am attempting to write various scales to practice…in all the keys. Scale Examples: C C# [...]
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Reader Tip: Note Input On A Laptop
Posted on 03. Nov, 2011 by MuseScoreTips.
I have fairly regular contact with the readers of this website. MuseScore users from around the world send questions, make comments and let me know about the ways in which they are using MuseScore. Every now and again someone sends through a tip – something they’ve discovered that makes their life easier – so I [...]
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Sheet Music Formats Explained – Part 3: Guitar TAB
Posted on 01. Nov, 2011 by MuseScoreTips.
In two earlier posts about sheet music formats, we looked at how, when and why you should use lead sheets or piano vocal guitar scores. In this – the third part the series – we examine the guitar tab score. What is it? Guitar tablature (“tab”) is a type of music notation that shows guitar [...]
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Free Downloadable Keypad Guide
Posted on 23. Oct, 2011 by MuseScoreTips.
Last week I ran an all-day MuseScore training session in Sydney and one of the attendees – my composer friend James Humberstone – created this keypad image, showing the way each of the rhythmic values maps to the numeric keypad on a full-sized computer keyboard. Making use of the numeric keys this way means quicker [...]
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Sheet Music Formats Explained: Part 1 – Lead Sheets
Posted on 07. Oct, 2011 by MuseScoreTips.
Have you ever wondered which type of score was the “right” type to use with your band or music ensemble? When should you provide an outline of your composition, and when should you write out all the notes and other musical instructions in great detail? There are multiple types of musical scores – from simple [...]
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MuseScore: The Essential Beginner’s Guide Available Now
Posted on 26. Sep, 2011 by MuseScoreTips.
Today I’m publicly launching the ebook I’ve been working on for the last few months – MuseScore: The Essential Beginner’s Guide which shows you how to publish, play and share your music The ebook contains tutorials that walk you through the basics of creating your own sheet music using MuseScore. By working through step-by-step projects, you’ll learn [...]
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New ebook coming soon – MuseScore: The Essential Beginner’s Guide
Posted on 09. Sep, 2011 by MuseScoreTips.
I’m pleased to announce that I’ve been busy writing an ebook for MuseScore beginners which is due for release in a couple of weeks’ time. The ebook - titled MuseScore: The Essential Beginner’s Guide (by Katie Wardrobe) - will be available to purchase as a digital download straight to your computer. The book contains two major projects [...]
