The other thing I do when working on a jazz chart (or pop and/or broadway tune) is to put the guitar part for instance (i.e. slash notation, rhythmic notation, stop time etc.) into layer 3. This way, rhythm section parts can be moved independently to other parts as well the same way the chords can be moved. By the time I get to the piano part and/or piano conductor part, I have a ton of flexibility in the way I am able to put the part together. I usually put anything that is actual notes, melody, written out chords etc. , in layers one and two as usual.
I should mention here also that I don't use staff styles or rhythmic notation to do my slash notation. I change the noteheads (using the change noteheads plugin). This allows me to transpose and move things easily for example when moving a treble clef rhythm section part to a bass clef part.
-K
There is another advantage to this method (taught to me by Bill Duncan): When you need to copy chords to another staff, adding them to music that is already there (for instance), you can use the options menu - show active layer only - to select layer 4 (containing the hidden rests with the chords attached) and drop that on the new staff. This effectively separates the "chord information," keeping it independent of other notation and allowing it to be placed wherever it is needed. I am not quite used to this yet, but it is clearly advantageous enough in my own work that I will take the trouble to get used to it as a basic working method.
Chuck
On Dec 8, 2004, at 2:41 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Hiro,
I also use the method Chuck described to do chords (putting rests in layer 4 and attaching chords to those rests) I do this to be able to use eighth note rests in the case of rhythmic anticipations where the chord needs to change before the actual downbeat as one example. (I think this is what you were describing in your post..or something like it.)
But I use-- Plugins>Note, Beam and Rest editing>Hide notes and rests-- to hide the rests. Chords will still show up using this method.
Also, if you already have music in another layer and are now trying to put your chords in layer four, before you hide the notes and rests, you have to be in Layer 4 and then select Option>Show Active Layer only (in 2005...in 2004 or earlier this is under the view menu). Then you can hide the notes and rests. If you don't do this step, all notes in all layers will be hidden.
If you are starting your chart by putting chords and rests in layer four, and there is no music in any other layer, the above step isn't necessary.
-K
Chuck Israels / 04.12.5 / 2:36PM wrote:
As far as I know, you can only attach chords to "real" objects, and "beats" do not qualify. So the method I use when I need the results that I think you seek is to put rests (usually quarter notes) in a layer (usually layer 4) which is hidden, but which allows items attached to those rests to show.
For the life of me, I can't figure this out.
If I set Layer 4 to be hidden, Chords gets hid as well. I am sure I am missing something really stupid, but so far I couldn't figure this out by myself. Any assistance would be appreciated.
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- Hiro
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