Darcy James Argue writes: > How do people generally prefer to see natural harmonics? > > 1) At pitch, with the circle (with a "Sul G" or whatever, where > appropriate).
For the octave harmonic only (the one at the middle of the string), using it on other harmonics is probably considered old-fashion notation. No, "Sul [string]" needed, since the octave harmonic is pretty self-explanatory. > 2) With the diamond notehead alone. > > 3) With the diamond notehead indicating the node plus a regular notehead > indicating the string, with the desired pitch in parentheses (i.e., same as > artificial harmonics). #3 would indicate that all you care about is that the string is a harmonic, not how it's played or how it sounds. If you want a natural harmonic string sound (with the "open string" quality), you should use #2 with a "Sul [string]" indication to avoid ambiguities. Also, please take into account that all natural harmonics (except on the the octave) can be achieved at different positions on one string. Some positions are more difficult than others, depending on the player's skill and which string/instrument. And then there's the possibily to "fake" natural harmonics, but that should probably be left to the players. Best regards, Jari Williamsson ICQ #: 78036563 _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
