#### MuseScore -- Index -- Create New Score

##### Create New Score from Scratch

The menu entry ``Score` → `New`` creates an empty new score. First you have to populate the empty sheet with instruments and then you can add empty measures.

- ``I`` popups the instrument menu
- ``Ctrl` + `B`` appends an empty measure
- then menu ``Create` → `Measures...`` can be used to create an arbitrary number of empty measures

Next steps are usually: set clef, set key, set time signature.

##### Create New Score from Template

``N`` popups the Template dialog. Select a template and click ``OK`` . This is the simplest way to create a new score. Note that template files are normal MuseScore files stored in the template folder.

##### Create New Score with the New Wizard