Dear all - Thanks for the clues as to how to do it - I am now satisfied!
To answer John's query "why bother?" - I primarily write and edit educational string arrangements for Hal Leonard, which has instructed me to "over-bow," rather than "under-bow" and assume the kids (or even their instructors) will know what to do (definitely not scholarly editions). I have even been asked NOT to use "sim." in repeated passages, but rather to re-bow them completely. Suffice it to say that I don't always agree with all their editorial decisions, and I would (and do) definitely do it differently for professionals. I would use bowing in parentheses on a long note, to indicate to the student "you should change your bow somewhere in ths note." With my own high school orchestra, I have found that just using an up- or down-bow may cause them to take it literally, and all change bows at exactly that point. The parentheses at least suggests that it's different from a regular bowing mark, which may cause them to ask what it means. It's still a little bit of rehearsal time, but, from then on, they know what it means. Since I am not a "native" string player (one of the ironies of my position), perhaps I should ask - is there another, clearer way to indicate this? Sometimes I use text, "stagger bow changes," either in place of or in addition to the bowing mark. I'm open to suggestions - Thanks - Jamin _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
