Continue with the P4-above notation. It's perfectly normal and acceptable to use it for open-string harmonics, and in this context anything else is more unwieldly.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Randolph Peters > Sent: 11 September 2006 04:30 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Finale] artificial or natural harmonic notation? > > > I was puzzling over a notational problem I had regarding artificial > and natural harmonics notation on a stringed instrument. > > I have a section in a piece I'm writing where the violin soloist > plays a series of artificial harmonics (P4 above). When the passage > comes to an open string, I've usually thought of those notes as being > natural harmonics. The thing is that the traditional notation for > natural harmonics looks odd and jumps out at you. > > Should I carry on with the artificial harmonics notation (a note and > a diamond a P4th above) or should I mix the two kinds of harmonics > notation? [Let's assume the player is using an open string and not a > fingered version of the same note.] > > I appeal to the wisdom of the list. > > -Randolph Peters > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
