Measures
Just starting out, and the simplest question: In a given measure, on one stave, how do I support one note with accompaniment of faster notes? For instance, have a whole note on top, and a quarter rest, quarter note, quarter rest, quarter note underneath? My MuseScore seems to allow me only to have the whole note, if I put anything underneath, it goes right into the next measure.
Comments
If you’re trying to write on one staff, you need to use the voice buttons (shown as quarter notes with numbers) at the top of the screen so you can input multiple rhythms on it.
See:
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/4/working-multiple-voices#overview
Perhaps less confusing and more to the point:
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/voices#instructions
(from MuseScore 3 handbook, but easy to follow.)
In reply to Perhaps less confusing and… by Jm6stringer
Thanks. I'm on a PC. Where's the left-arrow (move back to the start of the measure) key?
In reply to Thanks. I'm on a PC. Where's… by marcslope
Your computer keyboard should have navigation keys. The left arrow key is shown here:
It's the one circled in red. Depending on your locale and/or number of keys, its exact location may vary.