I have been told by drummers to put the pattern at the beginning of each line. I'd say that milepost numbers are desirable, especially if phrase lengths are in any way irregular. Chuck...weigh in, please!! Jim
________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Rudolf van Berkum Sent: Wed 28-Jun-06 21:40 To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: [Finale] Re: Tuplet notation On Wed, 28 Jun 2006 12:55:58 -0400 John wrote: In manuscript I used a LOT of one-bar and two-bar (and sometimes four-bar) ditto marks, but it is child's play today to copy the notation in those measures throughout the passage. But that may not be the clearest way to indicate consecutive measures with a repetitive pattern. Which brings up other decisions, when using ditto marks: (1) Should the figure be re-notated at the beginning of each line? (My answer, an unequivocal "NO"!) (2) Should milepost numbers be shown every 4, 8, etc. bars of dittos, when each bar is clearly numbered in the first place? (My answer, an unequivocal "YES"!!) ------------- To which my response is: for (1) a tepid yes as long all the repeated bars/measures are numbered consecutively, ie if there are eight bars repeated and four of them are on one line then the figure at the beginning of the next line carries the number five. I've often wondered whether it is really necessary to make the bar at the beginning of the line carry the full notation, but I've gone along with the convention. It's analagous to the convention of starting a new page with the clef when it has been left out on all but the first bar of the previous page. For (2) also yes. Regards, Rudi vB. _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
I have been told by drummers to put the pattern at the beginning of each line. I'd say that milepost numbers are desirable, especially if phrase lengths are in any way irregular. Chuck...weigh in, please!! Jim ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Rudolf van Berkum Sent: Wed 28-Jun-06 21:40 To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: [Finale] Re: Tuplet notation On Wed, 28 Jun 2006 12:55:58 -0400 John wrote: In manuscript I used a LOT of one-bar and two-bar (and sometimes four-bar) ditto marks, but it is child's play today to copy the notation in those measures throughout the passage. But that may not be the clearest way to indicate consecutive measures with a repetitive pattern. Which brings up other decisions, when using ditto marks: (1) Should the figure be re-notated at the beginning of each line? (My answer, an unequivocal "NO"!) (2) Should milepost numbers be shown every 4, 8, etc. bars of dittos, when each bar is clearly numbered in the first place? (My answer, an unequivocal "YES"!!) ------------- To which my response is: for (1) a tepid yes as long all the repeated bars/measures are numbered consecutively, ie if there are eight bars repeated and four of them are on one line then the figure at the beginning of the next line carries the number five. I've often wondered whether it is really necessary to make the bar at the beginning of the line carry the full notation, but I've gone along with the convention. It's analagous to the convention of starting a new page with the clef when it has been left out on all but the first bar of the previous page. For (2) also yes. Regards, Rudi vB. _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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