Ahh, good to know So I’m guessing that’s command K for Mac? Again, throwing it out there, if anyone wants to be a part of the what’s app or discord server for Musescore, let me know.
> On Oct 4, 2025, at 5:41 PM, Kathryn Zodrow <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Phil. Yes, you can enter chord symbols in MuseScore. I’ve done this on > Windows with NVDA using version 3.6 of MuseScore, but not on the Mac. On > Windows if you press control K that will put you in the chord symbol/figured > bass dialog. Then you can type in the chord symbol like C major seven or E > major and hit enter and then escape. The chord will automatically play back > once you exit the dialog. > I’ll have to upgrade to version 4 of the software. Thanks for the link with > that info. > Katie > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Oct 4, 2025, at 3:19 PM, Matthew Whitaker >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> 1.. haven’t messed with chords in Musescore yet… >> 2. You can export XML from Musescore to load into other softwares. Not sure >> about accessibility with Band In A Box… there are scripts for windows users >> on Jaws. >> >> >> >>> On Oct 4, 2025, at 5:17 PM, Phil Halton <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> This thread is becoming very interesting to me. I have been trying to find >>> a way to use the band in a box program to access its preset styles and cord >>> grid. My question about new score to all you score users is: is there a way >>> to simply enter a cord symbol in a measure or do I need to enter the >>> individual notes in the cord? OK that’s one question, the next question, >>> Can I export a simple Music.xml file representation of my score? Because, >>> if they can get a Music.xml that can be imported into band in a box >>> bypassing all of its inaccessible cord entry windows and just play what I >>> entered into new score in band in a box And pick a style there. Any >>> information would greatly appreciated I’m not a composer, but I want to use >>> new score to create some kind of backing tracks for my jazz studies in >>> Guitar.Sent from my IPhone >>> >>> >>>> On Oct 4, 2025, at 3:44 PM, Matthew Whitaker >>>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi. Sending another link which has updated info about accessibility of >>>> Musescore 4. The one that was sent already is old info. >>>> >>>> >>>> https://musescore.org/en/handbook/4/accessibility >>>> >>>>> On Oct 4, 2025, at 2:00 AM, Kathryn Zodrow <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Thanks Janina. I’ll check out that link. :-) >>>>> Katie >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>>> On Oct 3, 2025, at 11:55 PM, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries >>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> The program is free, so Phil's suggestion is correct. >>>>>> >>>>>> Also, a lot of work has gone into making muse accessible, though it >>>>>> seems support for Voice Over is minimal. Here's the Muse accessibility >>>>>> page: >>>>>> >>>>>> https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/accessibility >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Phil Halton writes: >>>>>>> Is this a paid program or free? If it???s free you could always >>>>>>> download it and take it for a test run yourself. Another idea is to >>>>>>> contact the developers and ask them if they have any experience with >>>>>>> Accessibility and if they kept that in mind when developing this >>>>>>> program on the Mac? I recently did just this with the band in a box >>>>>>> program for Mac. I downloaded and installed it only to find out it was >>>>>>> horribly inaccessible and I contacted Pg Music the creators of the >>>>>>> software and got my money back. >>>>>>> Sent from my IPhone >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Oct 3, 2025, at 2:46???PM, Kathryn Zodrow <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ???Hi everyone. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I didn???t get an answer about my question for using MuseScore last >>>>>>>> week, so I thought I would email the list again. I was wondering if >>>>>>>> MuseScore is accessible on the Mac? If you don???t know what it is, >>>>>>>> it???s a music notation program for writing music, similar to Sibelius >>>>>>>> or Finale. I may be working with a blind college student who needs to >>>>>>>> learn it. He uses a Mac with Voiceover. I am proficient using this >>>>>>>> program on windows with NVDA, but have not used it on the Mac before. >>>>>>>> How accessible is MuseScore with Voiceover? >>>>>>>> By the way, I found a YouTube video and it gave me the correct website >>>>>>>> to install it. >>>>>>>> Katie >>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Sep 24, 2025, at 11:17???PM, Karen Lewellen >>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> ???Still have it on one of my very early mac machines. worked quite >>>>>>>>> well, but that may have changed with more recent mac flavers. >>>>>>>>> Kare >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 25 Sep 2025, Krishnakant Mane wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Also no discussion on Audacity here? >>>>>>>>>> Has anyone tried? >>>>>>>>>> How much if at all is it accessible? >>>>>>>>>> Regards. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On 25 Sep 2025, at 1:07???AM, Kathryn Zodrow <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Hi everyone. >>>>>>>>>>> I was following Phil???s discussion about using Band In a Box on >>>>>>>>>>> the Mac. I haven???t used this program, but was wondering if >>>>>>>>>>> another music software program is accessible. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> I have used MuseScore on Windows with NVDA for about four years and >>>>>>>>>>> it works great! It???s been very accessible for me to use. I was >>>>>>>>>>> just curious if anyone has used MuseScore on the Mac before and how >>>>>>>>>>> accessible it is with VoiceOver? I may be working with a blind >>>>>>>>>>> college student that needs to learn how to use MuseScore. He has a >>>>>>>>>>> Mac with Voiceover. I???ve used this program on windows, but not >>>>>>>>>>> the Mac. >>>>>>>>>>> Let me know how accessible it is. 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