I can usually see the need for standards and consistency, but in the case of measure numbers, I favor practicality. I agree with David Bailey that the details don't much matter as long as the score and all of the parts agree.
Please note that sometimes a pickup occurs in the middle of a piece, perhaps at a meter change. Some composers are careful to weave this pickup into the prevailing meter, but others are not -- and especially in work for the stage, it can be important not to imply a gratuitous, measured pause with make-up rests. Sometimes a stray pickup measure can result. Should that (partial) measure have a number? I vote yes, so I can refer to it directly, i.e. I find it a little clearer to refer to "measure 348" than to "the pickup to measure 349". (As Abel Korzeniowski notes, in either case it's critical that all extracted parts contain the correct, explicit rests in the pickup measure.) And my usual policy of laziness dictates that I stick to Finale's default behavior unless there's a compelling reason not to. _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
