3/2, absolutely. If uncertain, put quarter note equals quarter note. Raymond Horton Composer, Arranger Minister of Music, Edwardsville (IN) United Methodist Church Retired Bass Trombonist, Louisville Orchestra, 1971-2016
On Dec 7, 2016 2:10 PM, "Lee Dengler" <leedeng...@comcast.net> wrote: > I have a theory question for all you theory buffs out there. I am writing > a > piece that is mostly in a slow 4/4 meter (quarter note =60). Occasionally, > I have a measure of 6 beats where the quarter note remains consistent. In > those measures, the stress of lyrics falls on beats 1, 3 and 5. Should I > make those measures 3/2 or 6/4. My uncertainty lies in that going to 3/2 > makes it look like the half note gets the beat, but 6/4 is generally > considered to be a compound meter (3+3). Any words of wisdom? > > Lee Dengler > > leedeng...@comcast.net <mailto:leedeng...@comcast.net> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu
