
- Demi semi quaver full#
- Demi semi quaver series#
You can enter a note by typing the corresponding letter on your keyboard.
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This section expands on " Basic note entry" (see above) and introduces you to the full range of commands available for entering notes or rests from the computer keyboard.
256th, 512th or 1024th durations: First enter a 128th note (or longer), then half it as many times as needed using the shortcut Q or, as of 3.5, via a custom shortcut, or via the corresponding entries on the note input toolbar in a custom workspace. Double, triple and quadruple dots: Apply from the note input toolbar in the advanced workspace or via a custom shortcut. (changes the selection into a dotted note/rest) The following keyboard shortcuts are used to select note/rest duration in Note Input mode: This method of entry also works if you are not in Note Input mode-as long as you have a note/rest selected, or the score is newly-created (in which case note entry will default to the beginning). To enter a rest, press 0 (zero) or right-click your mouse. To enter a note pitch from A–G, simply press the corresponding letter on your computer keyboard or place it using your mouse/touchpad (and a 'normal' left-click). Enter the keyboard shortcut for that duration (see below). Click on a corresponding note icon in the Note Input toolbar (directly above the document window):. Still in Note Input mode, select a note duration using either of the following: To exit Note Input mode, use any of the following options: Click on the "N" icon (on the extreme left of the Note Input toolbar). To enter Note Input mode, use either of the following options: If you don't select a starting point, the cursor automatically defaults to the beginning of the score when you enter Note Input mode ("Step 2" below). Select a starting position for note input by clicking on a note or rest, or selecting a measure, with the mouse. It is also recommended that you work through the tutorial, "Getting Started: An introduction to note entry in MuseScore". This section introduces you to the basics of entering notes and rests in step-time from a computer keyboard. Notes of different durations on the same beat are entered by using voices: Demi semi quaver series#
However, other input modes are also available.Īfter exiting the New Score Wizard, your new score will consist of a series of measures filled with measure rests:Īs you enter notes in a measure, the measure rests are changed to appropriate rests to fill the remainder of the measure: The default input mode is step-time, in which notes or rests are entered one at a time. MuseScore allows you to enter music notation from any of four input devices: computer keyboard, mouse, MIDI keyboard, or virtual piano keyboard.