MuseScore Workshop: 22 May, 2012
Presented by the College of Sound and Music Production (COSAMP) and Midnight Music.
Workshop presenter: Katie Wardrobe
Tuesday 22 May 2012, 10am – 4pm
College of Sound and Music Production computer lab, 766A Hawthorn Rd, East Brighton VIC
Cost: $200 per person. Limited places available.
Register for this workshopWorkshop Description
MuseScore is a free, open-source notation program that provides an ideal solution for teachers, students, songwriters, composers and arrangers that may not be able to afford professional programs such as Sibelius or Finale. Presented by Katie Wardorbe, this all-day course will cover the basics of creating and sharing scores with MuseScore. We’ll also take a look at MuseScore’s dedicated score-sharing site and discover how to synch your score to any Youtube video. Katie is the creator of the MuseScoreTips tutorial site and the author of the ebook MuseScore: The Essential Beginner’s Guide. She runs her own business – Midnight Music – which specialises in simplifying technology for music teachers and their students. Katie runs professional development sessions and workshops throughout Australia and regularly presents at conference and events.The day will consist of three parts:
Session 1: Score setup and note entry basics
- starting a score from scratch
- all about the MuseScore screen
- the MuseScore Connect panel
- how to navigate around your score
- including an anacrusis
- the basics of note entry without a MIDI keyboard
- how to fix mistakes
- quick ways to copy and paste
- playback options
- adding a harmony part
- chord symbols
- entering notes with a MIDI keyboard
- entering lyrics
- adding extra staves
- altering the playback sound of a stave
- articulation and dynamics
- triplets
Session 2: Completing your score, layout and sharing options
- overriding the length of a bar
- repeat bars and endings
- basic layout and formatting
- creating parts
- saving options: WAV files, MIDI, PDF
- drum set parts
- percussion parts
- tempo markings
- adding visible metronome marks
- transposition
- removing and altering instrument names
Session 3: Completing your score, score layout, sharing options and Videoscore
- Where to find more help: tutorial videos and articles, the MuseScore Connect panel
- all about MuseScore.com score-sharing website
- Featured scores in the MuseScore Connect panel
- Setting up your MuseScore.com account
- Exploring MuseScore.com – see and hear hundreds of scores from around the world
- using MuseScore.com with your ensembles
- how to upload scores
- Videoscores: synchronising scores to YouTube videos
- Videoscore examples
- How to synchronise your score to a video
