[Finale] "non-rhythmic" pitch entry???

2004-03-07 Thread MDM
Hi all. I want to create some examples for my jazz students, and I need to enter pitches into a measure without regard to rhythm. In other works, whole note, whole note, quarter note head, whole note, etc. The note heads would be "graphic" elements only. Is there a way to do this so that Finale do

[Finale] context sensitive accidentals

2004-02-24 Thread MDM
I'd like to have the option for Finale to handle accidentals this way: sharps when ascending, flats when descending. (i.e. C C# D in ms. 1, but D Db C in ms. 3). I think I saw this feature on the notation window of a sequencing program several years ago at NAMM. It handles a chromatic scale exactl