I am a tuba player and I have rarely seen an 8ve marking in my part...although it might be helpful. More often, I see what looks like a divisi that shows the higher octave as well as the lower. This is the method I prefer when I write tuba parts.
On Thu, 22 Jan 2004, Colin Broom wrote: > If one has a very low register part for tuba, using the lowest notes, does > anyone know whether tubists generally prefer to read leger lines or an 8ve > symbol? I'm guessing an 8ve symbol is better, but I know some > instrumentalists prefer to read leger lines, si I thought I'd see if anyone > here knew. > > Cheers, > > Colin. > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale