MuseScore 3.6 Basic Beginner Tutorial, Everything You Need to Know

MuseScore 3 is a free music notation software that you can use to create professional quality sheet music as well as musical exercises, lead sheets and musical recordings. I hope you enjoyed this complete beginner's tutorial on using MuseScore. I use the latest version 3.6.2.

If you have any questions on using MuseScore 3, please feel free to ask me in the comments section, I do my best to answer any questions you have.

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Best,

Kyle Davies, Musician Startup

[gerardomoran]

Q = to shorten note
W = to lenghten note
0 = move forward

[barbmiller]

I am challenged to relearn MS after not knowing it well and then not doing it! This is wonderful and very clear. I will need to slow it down to follow along, then your lovely voice will be wonky, but I can deal with that. I humbly suggest talking slower and this learning experience will be vastly improved.

[motcornerbyalisonhasselquist]

Thanks for the basics. Had to switch from Finale Music after they closed their doors, and that's all I knew. I was finding it difficult until now. Thanks!

[lauraly]

OMG. Thank You !!! Wish I had found your video sooner. I used to dread using MuseScore to transpose my music songs from sheet from scratch but this video is a time saver. 😍🤩😍 I didn't realize I can play on the keyboard to enter my notes on the staff WooHoo !!!! Thank God for MuseScore and this video.

[johnfieldingsmovies]

Really glad I found this - I'm inspired to have a go at transcribing a violin piece for 'cello. Noddy, I know, but one has to start somewhere...

[astrospeedcuber]

Yes by the end of this video I have learnt the basics of Musescore

[anzatzi]

Amazing software! Great introduction!

[kalilavalezina]

I cannot thank you enough! Great tutorial - thanks sooo much!

[НаталияКабанова]

Благодарность за ролик. Помог понять простые шаги в пользовании программы.

[fs]

Thank you for the introduction. Very good.

[percyshaw]

As a “song leader” that cannot read music—can I use MuseScore to take a hymn separate it into the different parts (soprano, tenor, alto, and base) and have MuseScore to playback the individual parts for teaching each group the hymn?

[bradleestoller]

II have a big problem: When I try to wrote multiple parts on a single staff, the software defaults to the line with the larger duration. There is no independence of each line. I think it may have to do with those numbers (1-4) which are located on the far right top corner of the page. I cant seem to figure out how to produce multiple lines on a single clef without it always defaulting to the larger duration. I hope this makes sense.

[keepitsimple]

Question. Do you know of a music software program other than Encore that is "screen" driven while Musescore and Finale that are 'menu" driven? For examaple, in Encore, I can adjust every bar lines' spacing by clicking on the very top of a bar line and drag it left or right to add space to a measure?

It appears Passport, the maker of Encore, may never convert the program to 64 bit architecture, needed by the newer Mac operating systems.

Can you offer a(some) suggestions? Many many thanks :-)

[TheRadioAteMyTV]

Using Pitch Bends on the melody in a synth line is also making the chords bend too. Does anyone know how to bend only the melody line and leave the chords alone?

[mpeltz]

I'm setting up a guitar tab music sheet. I have been doing pretty good except I can't figure out how to start another page? The score I'm working on is 3 pages long and I can't seem to move past page 1 in typing it in? I don't see any feature that says "add page" just add measures? Help!

[crutcrutcrut]

How do I disable auto formating the notes. Annoying, bcos I have to rewrite old score. I can't write 2 same notes on the same line.

[julianort]

Hello, Kyle. I have been struggling for a long time to achieve something I need for a special instrument, using my MuseScore. My scores are all quarter notes, advancing one by one with the > key on my computer keyboard. I need my notes all to be 20 seconds long after I hit the >. The following note will play when I release the > and hit it again (just as a piano). That way I set the note duration “manually”.
Tempo Stretch doesn’t work since notes will be advancing automatically if the > is kept pressed.
Can you kindly help with this issue?
Thanks!
Julian

[mikevendetti]

just downloaded 3, 6 Trying to format a 4-measure per line layout for bass clef, but can seem to do it. Help please

[rosemaryraplar]

If I have a melody in the treble clef, can it switch to bass clef?

[TravisMcInroy]

I don't have the N option. It appears as a pencil and when I click where I want the notes, nothing happens. If someone could help, that would be much appreciated.