Re: [Finale] ScoreGroove

2006-12-31 Thread Preston Keys
11:12 PM Subject: Re: [Finale] ScoreGroove On Dec 30, 2006, at 6:22 PM, Matthew Hindson fastmail acct wrote: This item is listed at the Finalemusic website for sale, but I've not heard anything about it. Has anyone used it? Opinions? http://www.finalemusic.com/finale/features

Re: [Finale] ScoreGroove

2006-12-31 Thread Christopher Smith
On Dec 31, 2006, at 1:20 AM, Carl Dershem wrote: I played a big band rehearsal a few months back where the leader had brought in some new music that was written by a neighbor. The music was brought in as a favor, and the composer was completely self-trained, and had bought Finale as a

Re: [Finale] ScoreGroove

2006-12-31 Thread Carl Dershem
Christopher Smith wrote: On Dec 31, 2006, at 1:20 AM, Carl Dershem wrote: I played a big band rehearsal a few months back where the leader had brought in some new music that was written by a neighbor. The music was brought in as a favor, and the composer was completely self-trained,

Re: [Finale] ScoreGroove

2006-12-31 Thread Christopher Smith
On Dec 31, 2006, at 10:44 AM, Carl Dershem wrote: Christopher Smith wrote: On Dec 31, 2006, at 1:20 AM, Carl Dershem wrote: I played a big band rehearsal a few months back where the leader had brought in some new music that was written by a neighbor. The music was brought in as a

Re: [Finale] ScoreGroove

2006-12-31 Thread John Howell
At 10:20 PM -0800 12/30/06, Carl Dershem wrote: Anyway, drum parts are a black art, but should be hints of what needs to be played - not beat-for-beat maps. Great story, Carl, but I'd have to add that it definitely depends on your situation. For jazz, show or rock--commercial music in

Re: [Finale] ScoreGroove

2006-12-31 Thread Bob Florence
Carl Dershem wrote: A-NO-NE Music wrote: Matthew Hindson fastmail acct / 2006/12/31 / 06:22 PM wrote: Has anyone used it? Opinions? Just like the Latin Perc plug-in, this isn't the way I write the drum/ perc pert for my musicians to read. The notation style differences aside, writing

Re: [Finale] ScoreGroove

2006-12-31 Thread Carl Dershem
John Howell wrote: At 10:20 PM -0800 12/30/06, Carl Dershem wrote: Anyway, drum parts are a black art, but should be hints of what needs to be played - not beat-for-beat maps. Great story, Carl, but I'd have to add that it definitely depends on your situation. For jazz, show or

Re: [Finale] ScoreGroove

2006-12-31 Thread Carl Dershem
Bob Florence wrote: Hi Carl: Great story. Who was in the band? Reply privately unless you want everyone else to know. Happy New Year to All, Bob Florence Hi, Bob. Do you know Ira Liss? It was with his band. Charlie McGhee is the drummer in question, and having played with a good many

Re: [Finale] ScoreGroove

2006-12-31 Thread Chuck Israels
On Dec 31, 2006, at 9:48 AM, John Howell wrote: But of course there's a broad area of crossover. When I write for our community band in a pop style and specify drum set, I leave the part open and just specify, i.e., 8 bars jazz waltz. But that can't always work, as witness watching

Re: [Finale] ScoreGroove

2006-12-31 Thread Carl Dershem
Christopher Smith wrote: witness watching the guy who TRIES to play set with the Boston Pops--one heckofa percussionist, I'm sure, but NOT the instincts of a good set player!!! I have no idea who that is now - but it used to be Freddie Buda, and he was quite good. Every time I've seen

Re: [Finale] ScoreGroove/shamelessly wandering off topic

2006-12-31 Thread John Howell
At 12:15 PM -0800 12/31/06, Carl Dershem wrote: There are oodles of fantastic musicians within 150 miles of here, of all sorts and genres, and in almost 40 years of playing, I've only met probably 15-20 percent of them. But strangely enough, in any one geographic area (defined within

Re: [Finale] ScoreGroove

2006-12-31 Thread Christopher Smith
On Dec 31, 2006, at 4:42 PM, Carl Dershem wrote: Every time I've seen the Pops on TV, it was Louis Bellson playing drum set, and he is an absolute monster. You would think that a band of that calibre would always have a top guy on set. I think Louie's busy. :) Umm, sorry, I missed

Re: [Finale] ScoreGroove

2006-12-31 Thread Carl Dershem
Christopher Smith wrote: On Dec 31, 2006, at 4:42 PM, Carl Dershem wrote: Every time I've seen the Pops on TV, it was Louis Bellson playing drum set, and he is an absolute monster. You would think that a band of that calibre would always have a top guy on set. I think Louie's busy. :)

[Finale] ScoreGroove

2006-12-30 Thread Matthew Hindson fastmail acct
This item is listed at the Finalemusic website for sale, but I've not heard anything about it. Has anyone used it? Opinions? http://www.finalemusic.com/finale/features/hearyourmusic/additionalsounds.aspx?pg=SCOREGROOVE Matthew ___ Finale mailing

Re: [Finale] ScoreGroove

2006-12-30 Thread Christopher Smith
On Dec 30, 2006, at 6:22 PM, Matthew Hindson fastmail acct wrote: This item is listed at the Finalemusic website for sale, but I've not heard anything about it. Has anyone used it? Opinions? http://www.finalemusic.com/finale/features/hearyourmusic/ additionalsounds.aspx?pg=SCOREGROOVE

Re: [Finale] ScoreGroove

2006-12-30 Thread A-NO-NE Music
Matthew Hindson fastmail acct / 2006/12/31 / 06:22 PM wrote: Has anyone used it? Opinions? Just like the Latin Perc plug-in, this isn't the way I write the drum/ perc pert for my musicians to read. The notation style differences aside, writing drum/perc parts can not be too specific if you

Re: [Finale] ScoreGroove

2006-12-30 Thread Carl Dershem
A-NO-NE Music wrote: Matthew Hindson fastmail acct / 2006/12/31 / 06:22 PM wrote: Has anyone used it? Opinions? Just like the Latin Perc plug-in, this isn't the way I write the drum/ perc pert for my musicians to read. The notation style differences aside, writing drum/perc parts can not

Re: [Finale] ScoreGroove

2006-12-30 Thread Eric Dannewitz
Well, it depends on the drummer. Good ones can read every little thing on the page. I usually just write slashes, with a style or feel, and write out some hits or accents in the drum part that I want played. Carl Dershem wrote: I played a big band rehearsal a few months back where the leader

Re: [Finale] ScoreGroove

2006-12-30 Thread Carl Dershem
Eric Dannewitz wrote: Well, it depends on the drummer. Good ones can read every little thing on the page. I usually just write slashes, with a style or feel, and write out some hits or accents in the drum part that I want played. The vast majority of the drummers I've worked with prefer