Hi Darcey;
I go to the extreme and try to make a page turn on page one. Every so
often you have a crowded bandstand. I agree with all of you comments
about page turns. For me, it has become a game.
Bass parts can be done with chords that use open strings or else in
passages where the bass player can "float". Drum page turns can be
done if he or she is just keeping time. However, a chart with
straight 8ths is harder to turn the pages.
Sometimes i have to turn on even numbered pages. I always add a blank
with the title and composer for the person who tapes the pages.
Bob Florence
Page turns aren't a problem. Only *bad* page turns are a problem.
However, most jazz charts have terrible page turns. In my own band,
I use booklets (made with VPC tape) with proper page turns: i.e.,
break only at multimeasure rests, on every odd-numbered page. There
is no compulsion to fill the page, either -- if the only available
page turn is a multimeasure rest at the top of page 3, I'll leave
the rest of the page blank. (Of course, I include a page turn arrow
to let the player know.) If the only available page turn is a
multimeasure rest in the middle of page 2, I'll leave half of page 2
and *all* of page 3 blank except for a giant page turn arrow -- a
trick picked up from Broadway books, where good page turns are
crucial.
This works best with booklets (music printed on both sides of the
page) but also works fine with accordion-fold parts -- players open
the first three pages, then turn at the bottom of page 3, 5, etc.
With proper page turns, there is never any need to open the entire
part and have half of it spilling off the stand.
Obviously, the exception is drum and bass charts, which need to be
as compact as possible because they often have few or any
multimeasure rests, and page turns are cumbersome on both
instruments.
- Darcy
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On 28 May 2006, at 2:55 PM, Carl Dershem wrote:
Richard Smith wrote:
If I may be permitted to yank this thread in another direction, I
am convinced that in many (certainly not all) cases, the use of
repeats, endings, DS, al Coda, al Fine, ect. is obsolete. Current
practice is often stuck in the habits of previous centuries and
does not reflect the capabilities of our software. Finale or
Sibelius (even most of the "toy" notation programs) eliminate the
need for repeats to save the engraver's time. Just copy and paste
(and edit as needed).
While I see the truth in what you say, I often run across parts (I
primarily play jazz and big band stuff) that, even with repeats and
DS/DC/etc. come out 5 or 6 pages long, which necessitates page
turns, some of which can be very difficult or troublesome.
Expanding that out to its logical conclusion, you end up with
absurdly long parts (and I won't even mention charts like
"Sambanice" or "BeBop Charlie" that are great to play, but take up
a *lot* of room on the stand.
There always has to be a functional balance.
cd
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