Adding measures to one part only
 

Can anyone direct me to how to add measures (in this case four measures of rests) to one part only without adding to the rest of the parts? I accidentally had an intro on the piano part and didn't put the rests on the voice part as I was doing it. Now it just adds measures to everything.
Help!

Re: Adding measures to one part only
 

Hi,

Measures are added to the entire score, so it's not an option to add them only to one part but not the others.

However, if you don't want a staff that has only rests to show up on the display or print out, you can use the "Staff/Hide resting staves" option.

Or maybe I'm missing something? If so, please post a file and explanation for what we're shooting for :)

ttfn,
Sherry

Re: Adding measures to one part only
 

Sherry,

Thanks for the quick response. I'll try to explain better. I had a 4 measure intro to the piano part, but mistakenly added the voice part without the intro. So basically my voice part ended up being four measures ahead of the rest of the music. Is there a way to manipulate just the voice part to add those measures of rest in without doing so to the piano parts? Or will I just have to start all over and do it again? It seems like maybe I could make another file with just the voice and insert more rest measures at the beginning, then delete and add the new version in, but I am thinking (1) that might not work and (2) there is probably an easier way. Any ideas?

Re: Adding measures to one part only
 

Hi,

Thanks for the explanation. As I understand it, you really need to "scootch" (highly technical term there ;) ) the voice notes over some measures so that they line up with the proper piano notes. If so, then you won't need to start over, and you have a couple of options for how you want to do this.

Option 1. Copy the measures with the voice notes, and then paste them into their proper position.

1. Using one of the Region selection methods, select the measure(s) with the voice notes in them.
2. Use the keyboard short cut "Ctrl + X" - this will delete the notes from the current measures and copy them to the clipboard.
3. Now select the Region in the voice staff where you want the notes to be. For example, if the notes were in measures 1-6, but you want them in measures 4-10, then start the selection for this step in measure 4, and select the entire range of measures for the notes to go in.
4. Use the keyboard shortcut "Ctrl + V" to paste in the notes in the new location.

Option 2. Shift or "Scootch" the notes

1. This method is better if it's only a few notes and you don't need to move them far. Select the note(s) you want to shift left or right.
2. Hold the Shift key, and use the Right arrow key to shift them to the right (or Left one to move the notes to the left.) Press the arrow key as many times as you need to shift the notes to where you want them.

Hope this gets you going :)
Sherry