To make global adjustments to the properties of all lyrics in the score: Continue entering lyrics (see above) or exit lyrics mode by pressing Esc.Use standard text editing commands to make changes.Enter text edit mode on an existing syllable.To find out which fonts on your computer support it, see " fontlist" (look for any font that shows a tie between "te" and "A" instead of a blank rectangle).Īs of 3.6: Ctrl+ Alt+ - or AltGr+ - (Mac: Cmd+ Alt+ -). Note: Not all fonts include the "undertie" character (U+203F ‿ "undertie", present in "Special Characters" mainly for compatibility with MuseScore 1.x scores). Depending on the font, add one or more spaces before/after the slur using Ctrl+ Space (Mac: Alt+ Space). Double-click the elision slur found after the 7/8 fraction in the "Common Symbols" tab (next to last character in the image above).Double-click one of the three elision slurs in the "Common Symbols" tab: "Narrow elision", "Elision", or "Wide elision" (these can be found between the "C Clef" and the " p" dynamic-see image below):.In the bottom-left corner of the screen, or press F2 to open the Special Characters palette To create the example lyric text, starting with the syllable text "te":
Two syllables under a note can be joined with an elision slur, also known as a "lyric slur" or "synalepha". At the end of the word, press Shift+ _ _ _.įor non-last syllables to extend, just use additional dashes -, usually only one of them will show (more when the distance between the syllables is large enough), and the syllable will right-align to the first note, similar to last syllables that got notated with a melisma, see above.The above lyric was created in the following manner: The underline is created by positioning the cursor at the end of a syllable and pressing Shift+ _: once for each note in the melisma. It is indicated by an underline extending from the base of a syllable to the last note of the melisma. MelismaĪ melisma is a syllable or word that extends over two or more notes. MuseScore will automatically align the numbers and first syllable correctly. 1.) and a space before the first syllable. To number verses, simply type the number (e.g. Line feed: Ctrl+ ↵ (Mac: Alt+ Return) or Enter (from the numeric keypad). _ (underscore): Ctrl+ Shift+ _ (Mac: Alt+ Shift _). Space character: Ctrl+ Space (Mac: Alt+ Space). However, special keyboard shortcuts are required to enter the following characters: In most cases, lyrics can be edited just like normal text. Continue entering lyrics from step 4 ( above).Enter text edit mode on an existing syllable, go to the end of the syllable and press ↵ (Return).Enter lyrics mode as shown in step 3 ( above). Select the note where you want to start the new lyrics line.If you want to add another lyrics line to an existing one (e.g. To exit lyrics mode, press Esc or click outside of the text box.Start new lyrics line: Press ↵ (Return) at the end of an existing lyrics syllable ( Note: Don't use the Enter key from the numeric keypad!).
Move to the syllable above: Press ↑ (up arrow).Move to the syllable below: Press ↓ (down arrow).If the cursor is at the end of a syllable, it will jump to the next one. If the cursor is at the beginning of a syllable, it will jump to the previous one. Go to the previous syllable: Press Shift+ Space (or Ctrl+ ← (Mac: Alt+ ←)).Hyphen (to connect syllables): Press - at the end of a syllable.Go to the next syllable: Press Space (or Ctrl+ → (Mac: Alt+ →)) at the end of a syllable.Use the following options to continue entering lyrics:.To enter lyrics mode, type Ctrl+ L (Mac: Cmd+ L) or from the main menu, select Add→ Text→ Lyrics.Select the note where you want to start entering lyrics.
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