From: Darcy James Argue
*much* easer (and more readable) to enter both parts in the same layer, so that share the same stem...
as long as you don't have voice crossings. if there are only isolated instances, you can mark up the score with non-printing expressions (or something similar) to remind yourself to check them out after exploding and before extracting to individual parts. if there are significant voice crossings, you will be better off using separate layers in whichever measures they occur (TGTools interprets both approaches correctly).
for tonal(-ish) music, two, or sometimes more per stem can be very clear, and is more or less the norm for orchestral scores (classical to somewhat past romantic). can't speak for concert band though.
From: Christopher Smith
> I have a feeling I am somewhat misunderstanding this, but if two is > sharing the stem, how can you tell if the note is not solo?
I think most people would default to thinking that they are unison...
never assume this, the composer might not have added it nor noticed it missing from the score, or might even think it is completely clear, and what the composer thinks is clear after working for 3 months straight on the piece... actually what the composer thinks is clear at any time during the composition of the piece can sometimes be questionable. but that's a whole 'nother discussion...
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