On 15 Dec 2005 at 0:52, Lee Actor wrote: > . . . I'm not really arguing against using the dotted half rest > (though contrary to what someone else stated, it is absolutely > standard practice to avoid dotted half and quarter rests in simple > meters) . . .
No, it's not standard practice, at least not as you state it. It *is* the case that one avoids rests that would be confusing or that would contradict the underlying meter, but in this case, there is no alternative that is not *more* confusing than the dotted rest. Thus, there is absolutely no reason to think there is anything at all wrong with the dotted rest. When a dotted rest is clearly the best solution (as it is here), then there is no reason to be wary of using it. -- David W. Fenton http://dfenton.com David Fenton Associates http://dfenton.com/DFA/ _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
