Re: [Finale] rests in pick up measure

2009-03-12 Thread Ray Horton
John Howell wrote: What I do NOT like is the old fashioned way of having to make sure that a pickup partial-bar is subtracted from the bar at the end of a section, but that's still sometimes used. It's a good rule, but only for music that might need to be repeated ad lib - anything that might

Re: [Finale] rests in pick up measure

2009-03-12 Thread David W. Fenton
On 12 Mar 2009 at 21:14, John Howell wrote: > At 8:49 PM -0400 3/12/09, David W. Fenton wrote: > >On 11 Mar 2009 at 17:35, John Howell wrote: > > > >> What I do NOT like is the old fashioned way of having to make sure > >> that a pickup partial-bar is subtracted from the bar at the end of a > >>

Re: [Finale] rests in pick up measure

2009-03-12 Thread John Howell
At 8:49 PM -0400 3/12/09, David W. Fenton wrote: On 11 Mar 2009 at 17:35, John Howell wrote: What I do NOT like is the old fashioned way of having to make sure that a pickup partial-bar is subtracted from the bar at the end of a section, but that's still sometimes used. If there's a repeat

Re: [Finale] rests in pick up measure

2009-03-12 Thread David W. Fenton
On 11 Mar 2009 at 17:35, John Howell wrote: > What I do NOT like is the old fashioned way of having to make sure > that a pickup partial-bar is subtracted from the bar at the end of a > section, but that's still sometimes used. If there's a repeat, how is that avoidable? Here's an example of a

Re: [Finale] rests in pick up measure

2009-03-12 Thread John Howell
At 12:28 PM -0700 3/11/09, Ryan Beard wrote: Hi List, In Common time, I have a pick-up measure of 3 quarter notes. For the instruments who don't play, would you prefer to see: 3 quarter rests 1 quarter rest and 1 half rest Is there a "correct" answer for this case or is it open to interpret

Re: [Finale] rests in pick up measure

2009-03-11 Thread dhbailey
Ryan Beard wrote: Hi List, In Common time, I have a pick-up measure of 3 quarter notes. For the instruments who don't play, would you prefer to see: 3 quarter rests 1 quarter rest and 1 half rest Is there a "correct" answer for this case or is it open to interpretation? This music will be re

Re: [Finale] rests in pick up measure

2009-03-11 Thread Phil Daley
What about a dotted half rest? At 3/11/2009 02:28 PM, Ryan Beard wrote: > >Hi List, > >In Common time, I have a pick-up measure of 3 quarter notes. For the >instruments who don't play, would you prefer to see: > >3 quarter rests >1 quarter rest and 1 half rest > >Is there a "correct" answer for t

[Finale] rests in pick up measure

2009-03-11 Thread Ryan Beard
Hi List, In Common time, I have a pick-up measure of 3 quarter notes. For the instruments who don't play, would you prefer to see: 3 quarter rests 1 quarter rest and 1 half rest Is there a "correct" answer for this case or is it open to interpretation? This music will be read by beginners, in

Re: [Finale] Rests in pick-up measure

2007-03-29 Thread A-NO-NE Music
dc / 2007/03/29 / 04:01 PM wrote: >What rest does one use in a pick-up measure for silent parts? The value of >the pick-up, or the default whole measure rest? The value of the pick-up, or you won't know what you are resting for :-) -- - Hiro Hiroaki Honshuku, A-NO-NE Music, Boston, MA

Re: [Finale] Rests in pick-up measure

2007-03-29 Thread David W. Fenton
On 29 Mar 2007 at 22:01, dc wrote: > What rest does one use in a pick-up measure for silent parts? The > value of the pick-up, or the default whole measure rest? Surely the value of the pickup, no? Otherwise, how would the reader of the part be able to get the measure count correct? -- David W