Jackie,
It is possible to enter everything into Finale at concert pitch (I
don't do this myself, so I don't remember where it resides, but there
is a "toggle" called "Display score in concert pitch" ). If you do
this, you write at the normal pitch, and then view the transposed
score, and all the transposing instruments will appear correctly
transposed. They always play back at the correct concert pitch,
whichever view you have chosen.
Chuck
On Dec 2, 2006, at 9:20 AM, Jacki Barineau wrote:
Hi, Everyone...
I have never notated for orchestra before and have a few
questions... I'm using Finale 2007/Mac. I'm a little confused
about the transposing instruments. I've gone through the tutorial
on how to select the proper staves, etc., for each instrument. If
I'm notating, for example, a Bb Trumpet, I know this means it has
to be 1 step higher than standard pitch. If I'm in the key of C,
it puts the key of D on that staff. Do I then notate as if I'm in
D and think "up" 1 step for the whole song - or is there a way to
notate everything in C and after the fact, tell Finale to switch
that staff to a Bb Trumpet staff and have it automatically
reconfigure the transposed staff for me?
When I'm playing back these staves, do they play back in standard
pitch - or in the transposed pitch? I mean - can I audition what
I've done and hear it play back properly, or is it going to sound
wrong because it's notated in D instead of C?
Lastly... I'm confused as to what the "alto" staff is for
viola...? Just not familiar with these alternate types of staves
and need some guidance!
Thanks so much for any tips!
- Jacki
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