I agree with Patrick, the denominator suggests the pulse's value. Giovanni Andreani
> On 7 Dec 2016, at 23:52, Patrick Sheehan <patricksheehanmu...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > 6/4. Don't change the denominators. Keep the denominator consistent as > the pulse stays consistent. > > Patrick J. M. Sheehan > > P. S. Music > > patricksheehanmu...@gmail.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Lee Dengler [mailto:leedeng...@comcast.net] > Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2016 1:10 PM > To: finale@shsu.edu > Subject: [Finale] 3/2 vs. 6/4 > > 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
