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I am using Finale 2003 to write compositions for my A Level Music class… however, I can’t figure out how to put two melodies on the same staff, for example for classical guitar. I really need to figure out how to use it, because not only is it difficult for my musicians to play the music when their parts are seperated onto two staffs, but it’s also an incorrect method of notation. I’ve tried using the help book, but it’s difficult to use, and i can’t find what i want to easily.

Please help me out! In case i’m not being very clear, I’m trying to do it so that on the same staff i can have two melodies, but not with the same rhythm (not like chords). For example, i want a long drone note, with quavers (i think these are called sixteenth notes in america) on top, but IN THE SAME STAFF.

thanks in advance!!
can i get MuseScore free? if so, how? if i have to pay, still how?

I don’t know how to do that with Finale, but in MuseScore (open source music notation software) there are four different color boxes with the numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4 in them. Perhaps Finale has something like this?

Otherwise, try looking in your help book or searching on the web.

EDIT – Yes, you can get MuseScore free: http://www.musescore.org/