Instant MuseScore: Learn to create beautiful scores and quality sheet music with this popular, free music composition software PDF
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www.it-ebooks.info Instant MuseScore Learn to create beautiful scores and quality sheet music with this popular, free music composition software Maxwell Shinn BIRMINGHAM - MUMBAI www.it-ebooks.info Instant MuseScore Copyright © 2013 Packt Publishing All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embedded in critical articles or reviews. Every effort has been made in the preparation of this book to ensure the accuracy of the information presented. However, the information contained in this book is sold without warranty, either express or implied. Neither the author, nor Packt Publishing, and its dealers and distributors will be held liable for any damages caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by this book. Packt Publishing has endeavored to provide trademark information about all of the companies and products mentioned in this book by the appropriate use of capitals. However, Packt Publishing cannot guarantee the accuracy of this information. First published: August 2013 Production Reference: 1240813 Published by Packt Publishing Ltd. Livery Place 35 Livery Street Birmingham B3 2PB, UK. ISBN 978-1-78355-936-7 www.packtpub.com www.it-ebooks.info Credits Author Project Coordinator Maxwell Shinn Amey Sawant Reviewer Proofreader Nicolas Froment Maria Gould Acquisition Editor Production Coordinator Pramila Balan Nilesh R. Mohite Commissioning Editor Cover Work Sruthi Kutty Nilesh R. Mohite Technical Editor Cover Image Shali Sasidharan Disha Haria www.it-ebooks.info About the Author Maxwell Shinn is a composer currently located in the Minneapolis region. He first discovered MuseScore in 2009, and shortly thereafter began using it as his exclusive music notation software package. Later, he began contributing to the community by compiling the GNU/Linux nightly builds. Max has composed two full length musicals in MuseScore, as well as works for orchestra, concert band, chamber ensemble, instrumental solo, and others. Additionally, Max is known for releasing his works to the public, allowing for unlimited performance, recording, and even modification under the Creative Commons BY-SA license. These works are available for download from his website, www.MaxShinnPotential.com. www.it-ebooks.info Acknowledgments I would like to thank my family and friends for their love and support. Thank you to Nicolas Froment and Mary Finta for reviewing the drafts of this work, and to Clarence Lehman for his guidance in the early stages of this process. I would also especially like to thank my music composition mentor Carol Barnett, without whom I would likely not be composing today. Her patience, kindness, and enthusiasm throughout the years I studied with her have changed me both inside and outside the concert hall. Additionally, thank you to Werner Schweer and many other MuseScore contributors who have given their time and talents to produce such a wonderful piece of software. Finally, I thank you, the reader, for actually reading the acknowledgments section full of people who you don't know. www.it-ebooks.info About the Reviewer Nicolas Froment (@lasconic) is a software developer and drummer from Toulouse, France. For the past 10 years he has been working on several music notation related software projects. As a free software proponent, Nicolas started contributing to MuseScore in 2008 and quickly became one of the main developers. In 2010, he founded the MuseScore company with Thomas Bonte, and Werner Schweer, the lead developer of MuseScore. He serves as MuseScore's CTO and manages the MuseScore contributor community. 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TM www.it-ebooks.info Table of Contents Instant MuseScore 1 So, what is MuseScore? 3 Installation 5 Windows 5 Step 1 – downloading MuseScore 5 Step 2 – running the installer 5 Mac OS X 6 Step 1 – downloading MuseScore 6 Step 2 – installing it on your computer 6 GNU/Linux 6 Step 1 – installing MuseScore through your package manager 6 And that's it 6 Quick start – creating your first score 7 Step 1 – navigating the interface 7 Step 2 – creating a score 8 Step 3 – entering notes 9 Inserting triplets 11 Inserting ties 11 Copying and pasting 12 Inserting and deleting measures 13 Step 4 – playing back your music 14 Step 5 – printing and exporting your music 15 Top 5 features you need to know about 16 Articulations and dynamics 16 Single-note articulations 16 Dynamics 17 Hairpins, slurs, ottava brackets, and pedal markings 19 Text 20 General text 20 Tempo markings 22 Chord symbols 23 Lyrics 24 www.it-ebooks.info
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