Mac OS 13.7 Ventura, MuseScore Studio 4.6.6, Finale 26.3, 27, SmartScore 64 Pro | Copyist for the Barbershop Harmony Society | wawoodman at aol dot com
I've copied your example. First tenor lyrics are assigned to verse one, and attached to layer one. Second tenor lyrics are in verse two, attached to layer two.
Here's a more complex example. I'm not trying to talk you into anything! If it's as complicated as you say, then separate lines is the way to go.
Are you putting the lyric lines in separate verses? And attaching them to the correct layer? That's very important. But if you want to separate and print each line with their own lyrics, then you...
Here's a barbershop example. (T L / Ba Bs) Everyone is singing together, leading into the final measure, so they are all on the same lyric line. In the last measure, the leads and baritones hold th...
Best practice is whatever is the most clear for the singers, and that will vary depending on the demands of the score and the genre. If each part has widely varying lyrics, each one needs its own...
As Peter said... Enter the quarter note of your final triplet. Alt-9 will open the tuplet definition frame. Set it as Peter describes, and tap OK. You will go back to the score, and see the quar...
So he wants the numbers and the first word of each verse, from 2 on, to be aligned? You might just move that first number/syllable right or left.
All fixed. The culprit was Auto Number Verse. Once I turned that off, I manually numbered the verses with the hard space, and all was well. (Why is it, whenever something says “automatic”, it’s n...
Ann Marie, if you send me the score, I'll be happy to have a look. My email address in encoded in my signature.
What are your operating system and Finale version? What is the score setup? S/A/T/B, or SA/TB? How are you entering the lyrics? If you like, send me the Finale file, and I’ll have a look. My email ...