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I found this score, as you can see the first measure only has two 16th notes, and the next measure is larger than first.

Music score, with the first measure containing only two 16th notes.

I was trying to pass this score using MuseScore, but I had to insert a lot of silence to only have two 16ths (equivalent to one 8th).

The above score entered into MuseScore, but the first measure contains rests before two 16ths

Is my score fine? if not, How can I fix it?

EDIT:

Secondary click over the measure:

Right-clicking the first measure, showing a menu with “Measure Properties…” being selected.

Set the Measure Duration:

Measure Properties menu, showing Measure Duration “Actual” being entered.

Result:

The first measure in the score is now only two 16ths.

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  • musescore.org/en/handbook/4/pickup-and-non-metered-measures Commented May 1, 2024 at 21:19
  • Are you asking about how to create a pickup measure with just two sixteenth notes, or are you asking about how to create the second voice with a "small" note head (read box), or both? Commented May 1, 2024 at 21:32
  • I would like to understand, how is called this situation the Measure... The Red Box is for another question. Commented May 1, 2024 at 22:03
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    You should remove the answer from the question and post it as an answer. Commented May 1, 2024 at 22:50
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    Answering your own question is fine, but it should be posted as an answer (not as an edit to the question); please move the Edit part to an answer. Commented May 2, 2024 at 5:39

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When the first bar of a piece is shorter than the normal bar length, it is called an anacrusis or a pickup. To add an anacrusis, you can change the measure properties (which is what you did), or you can add an anacrusis when creating the score by selecting 'Create pickup measure' in the Additional Score Information menu which is easier.

create pickup measure

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