====Musescore 3==== * **If there is a pickup note at the start** then it's easier to create a pickup measure in the wizard than after the fact. But if you forget, it's okay; you can split a measure later and make it work. * Time signature * Most settings are in free time, or just don't need a signature. * Turn off measure numbers: Format -> Style -> uncheck Measure Numbers * Turn off page numbers: Format -> Style -> Page * Key signature * On the left, "Key signatures" is a palette. Drag and drop (I think?) * add notes * It likes to jump octaves when you least expect it. ctrl+up and ctrl+down move the currently-selected note up or down an octave. * Tuplets: In Note Entry mode, select a note the total length of the tuplet. (So, for 3 quarter note triplets, select a half note.) Push ctrl+3, then enter the three notes. * Fermata: Select the note that gets the fermata. From the "Articulations" palette on the left, double-click the fermata. * add slurs * delete extra measures * Set page to A7, landscape * FIXME The default margins (10 mm) are probably sub-optimal. * Futz with the spacing until you're happy * To split a measure in the middle: * Select the note immediately after where you want the split * Tools -> Measure -> "Split Measure Before Selected Note/Rest" * Select a note in the measure before the split * press enter; the lines should be how you want them now. * Set zoom to 400% and take a screenshot. ====GIMP==== ==Fix colors== * Paste your screenshot as a new image and set the zoom to 66%. * use Colors -> Curves to increase all values below 240 to 255. ==Crop== * Select a box around the line. Adjust the "handles" on the selection one by one until - The top and bottom **handles** touch the top and bottom of the **staff** - The left and right **edges** of the either touch or cut off the ends of the staff lines, as appropriate. - If those dimensions cut something off, go back to MuseScore and find a clef that fits the music better. * Image -> Crop To Selection ==Export== * (ctrl+shift+E) File -> Export As... Files should be named to this pattern: FIXME