musescore / musescore/MuseScore

Better options to handle MSN & Large Note scores that don't fit the page height

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Since Jan 13, 2026.

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Description

Your idea

print/msn scores (such as those made with RNIB style templates) do not fit on the page, causing some instruments to disappear off the end. It is not currently possible to divide the instruments up over several pages, which makes it difficult to engrave and collate longer scores. There are some workarounds, but it would be a lot smoother if users could set up style templates with different instruments and the same bar numbers across multiple pages (Such as bars 1-4 of woodwinds and brass on page 1, then the same for percussion and strings page 2, then back to woodwinds and brass for bars 5-8 on page 3 etc).

Another option would be to have MuseScore automatically detect when instruments had exceeded the printable margins of the page and automatically shift them on the next page for printing.

Problem to be solved

It is not currently possible to create a score with large numbers of instruments using MSN or large note styles that can be printed without printing various sections separately which may make for mis matching bar numbers on each page and lots of collating.

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