MusEdit TutorialsLI: To use a “music processor”

Tutorial 1: Getting Started

LI: To use a “music processor,” like Word is a text editor.

SC: Insert various types of linesSC: Input some dataSC: Move around the document with keyboard shortcutsSC: Save as a MusEdit file SC: Export as a low-res image

Task 1

1. Open a new score, enter title and song info

1. Saving- “users…”- create a folder MusEdit- format [name]_[class]_this old man 1

3. Adding Lines- chord line, - treble staff, and - text line

 4. Moving between lines:

- control + arrow keys- fn + arrow keys

 5. Score Items

- Key signature- Time signature

6. Export high resolution graphic image (png)

Tutorial 2: Grouping lines

LI: To use a “music processor,” like Word is a text editor.

SC: uses three different types of data entry- menu- buttons (icons)- keyboard shortcuts

SC: Label linesSC: Groups lines into systemsSC: Save as a MusEdit file SC: Export as a low-res image

1.Recreate tutorial 1

1.Menu basics - You should know the basics- Select everything- Line labels

3. Buttons (Icons)- You’ve used so many already- Hiding Lines- Hi/Low resolution- Line grouping

4.Keyboard Shortcuts- You’ve already used some- To learn more, look in the menus or hover over buttons

5.Saving- Loren_7E_This Old Man 2

•- png

Task 2

Tutorial 3: Note EntryLI: To use a “music processor,” like Word is a text editor.

SC: group lines into systems and create new systemsSC: use several methods to input data on the staff

*** Practice using your keyboard shortcuts ***

Task1.Insert a total of four systems

2.Input lyrics and melody

1.Save in the proper format [name]_[year]_This Old Man 3

4. Export png

Next time: We will aligning the lyrics to the melody and adding the chords

Tutorial 4: Lyrics and ChordsLI: To use a “music processor,” like Word is a text editor.

SC: align your lyrics with the notes in the staff; SC: add the chord symbols in the chord line; SC: change the length of the systems and generally clean up the document so it looks nice.

All of these tasks can be done in an advanced level taking into consideration many rules in music. Our overall goal is to learn how to use MusEdit. So we can adjust things and consider why if necessary.

In the end you will save your edited document and export another pgn file (name_year_This Old Man 4). Your edited document should look similar to the original one with the title line and the info line. The melody properly entered and handsomely spaced with stems in the correct direction. The chords will be entered correctly and aligned with when a musician should change the chord they are playing in musical time. Finally, the lyrics will be properly aligned with the melody notes and we’ll add verse two in the score on a new text line under verse one.

Task 4: Finishing up

1.Adjust length of the systems.

1.Clean up on your score. So far, I just need to delete some of the spaces in the info line to align this bit about England.

1.Add the chords.

2.Align the lyrics to the melody notes.

3.Finally add verse 2. The last two lines of each verse are the same, so we only have to add lines to system 1 and system 2 complete this step.

4.Save, export png, post in your learning journal

1. Resize the document using Preview to 800 pixels

2. Upload to your learning journal and make a comment

3. Comment on two friends work

Uploading to a Learning Journal