On 21 Jan 2006 at 9:19, Brad Beyenhof wrote: > On 1/21/06, Christopher Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jan 21, 2006, at 11:22 AM, Brad Beyenhof wrote: > >> Yes, but > what if there are no beams (a half note and a quarter note, >> for > example)? > > How would your example be performed differently in 6/8 > or 3/4? > > However, the notation of it looks like 3/4 to me, and in > 6/8 should > probably be dotted quarter tied to eighth, quarter note, > which would > adequately denote the intended subdivision. > > Yes, I'll admit that that was a silly example, since it can easily be > adapted to make either signature clear. What about a dotted half?
This is a ludicrous question, seems to me, because there's no way whatsoever for a performer to perform a dotted half in 3/4 in a way that sounds rhythmically different from the same value in 6/8. It's bloody ridiculous to imagine that such a difference could possibly make a difference, but if you really wanted to make it clear, you'd tie two dotted quarter notes. But I expect most performers would think you were nuts. > >> Also, Finale might make it difficult to ensure correct > >> beaming, since it will alternate its default beaming between 6/8 > >> and 3/4 in each subsequent measure. That's what "adding" timesigs > >> together is supposed to denote. > > > > I don't get this. If you have set Finale to alternate measures of > > 6/8 and 3/4, but to always show as (whatever you chose), then > > beaming will occur automatically to the time signature unless you > > manually override it. Isn't that what is wanted? > > That's the thing... Don is adapting the "6/8 + 3/4" signature to show > as "6/8 (3/4)." However, there's still the underlying signature > addition that means that the default beaming will alternate between > the two. He has indicated that it's not a strict measure-after-measure > alternation, though; the timesig changes are irregular. > > Carolyn offered a good suggestion to get around this: have "show as" > always set to the modified "6/8 + 3/4" and keep the actual timesig for > each section set for the proper beaming. You write as though this is some kind of revelation. Isn't it the bloody obvious way to do 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
