Hi all, I have recently been commissioned to write some arrangements for a group which will be performing with various Pops orchestras, and we are in the process of hammering out the details of the contract. One sticking point seems to be the issue of bowings and *fingerings* for the strings -- the contractor seems to think it is necessary to take money out of the budget (money that would otherwise go to me) to hire someone to put bowings and string fingerings on the string parts. I think I can probably convince him that I am perfectly capable of putting in the bowings myself (knowing full well that no matter _who_ does the bowings they will most likely be totally ignored and the various concertmasters will put in their own bowings). But the fingerings thing strikes me as completely bizarre. I have never heard of anyone putting fingerings into orchestral string parts -- in fact it strikes me that string players would likely be insulted by this. The contractor tells me this is actually standard procedure for Pops work -- rehearsal time is so limited that fingerings need to be specified in the parts. I have a hard time believing this. Has anyone out there ever heard of this?
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