Creating Arrangements using

2012 TI:ME / JEN National Conference @MarcSabatella

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Installation
Program Download: http://musescore.org Install: http://musescore.org/en/handbook/installation Plugins Download: http://musescore.org/en/plugins Install: http://musescore.org/en/handbook/plugins Recommendation: Slash, Add Staff, Explode/Implode SoundFonts Download: http://musescore.org/en/handbook/soundfont Install: same Recommendation: FluidR3

Create New Score From Template

File->New Title, Composer, Lyricist ("Score"), Copyright Create new score from template Jazz Big Band Key signature Time Signature, Pickup Measure, Measures

Create New Score From Scratch

File->New Title, Composer, Lyricist ("Score"), Copyright Create new score from scratch Add and order instruments Hint: use two instruments of one staff each for piano Key signature Time Signature, Pickup Measure, Measures

Score Setup I
Style->Load Style->MuseJazz Style->Edit General Style->Chordnames cchords_muse: ma7, mi7, mi7b5, o7 cchords_nrb: ma7, mi7, mi7(b5), o7 cchords_rb: maj7, -7, -7b5, o7 cchords_sym: , -7, , o7 stdchords: Maj7, m7, m7b5, dim7 jazzchords: ma7, mi7, mi7b5, dim7 Style->Edit Text Style Font, Offset

Score Setup II
Instrument names Right click, Staff Properties Size and spacing Layout->Page Settings o Space, Landscape Style->Edit General Style->Page o Staff distance, System distance, Page fill threshold Concert pitch

Note Entry & Editing

Note entry: numbers for duration, letters for pitch All editing is "replace mode" Copy / cut / paste Explode plugin Grace Notes Adding and hiding staves

Text
Tempo Text Staff Text System Text Rehearsal Marks Lyrics

Markings
Articulations Dynamics Crescendo/Diminuendo Slurs

Clefs, Key and Time Signatures

Clefs Use treble8 clef for tenor sax, bass clef for bari Key Signatures Time Signatures

Alternate Notation
Slash Notation Rhythmic Notation Accent Notation Cue Notes Drum Notation

Playback
Recommended SoundFont: FluidR3 Jazz: Swing, Chord Symbols Mixer "Crescendo or Diminuendo Note Velocities" plugin Use note properties to suppress playback of passages Add playback-only staves for rhythm section instruments Add staves for doubles

Proofing
Turn off concert pitch Set treble clef for tenor and bari sax Check enharmonic spelling Add courtesy accidentals

Creating Parts
File->Save As: "parts score" Layout->Page Settings: Page Size, Scaling Delete "Score" from upper left File->Parts New Name, Title, Instrument (include doubles) Create Part Include "print score" with all but playback-only staves

Processing Parts
Save Style->Edit General Style->Hide empty staves if using doubles Right click to left of first staff, delete instrument name Insert horizontal frame if indent desired Check line layout Check shape of slurs, position of elements

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