OK, I was kind of wondering what the answer was to Darcy's question
myself, but this makes it no clearer. I was thinking along the lines
of pitch changes with RotoToms, but like timpani, they are notated
with different pitches for changing notes, NOT one line per
instrument, as for conga writing.
On Feb 28, 2007, at 1:26 AM, Carl Dershem wrote:
Hi Dave,
Yes, use one line to indicate one instrument.
Great, now how to notate changing pitch with only one line?
In
Finalé, unless it is the latest version, there is no
way to indicate complex percussion notation involving
pitch-shifts on one note
Does this guy know Finale? Just about anything has been possible in
terms of graphics and alternate noteheads for many versions now. We
just need to know WHAT the notation IS!
unless you indicate it as a
glissando (a line drawn between noteheads) like with a
timpani.
This goes against the "one instrument, one line" rule that he just
finished saying. What IS the recommended way to notate this , then?
People who write music software are
unsympathetic to the needs of flexible notation for
percussion.
I have my own problems with Finale, but this is untrue.
You have to borrow from other instrumental
symbols and indicators. I do not know if it is
possible to create from scratch or denote a
pre-existing graphic notehead to indicate that an
elbow is to be used. Perhaps a meld of a letter or
other independent symbol with the notehead could
indicate this in Finale.
Singularly unhelpful. What IS the symbol?
Carl, it was very nice of you to research this, but I wish his answer
was more specific. How would he have done it with a pencil? We never
got that answer at all, just a lot of disappointment with what
appears to be a very old version of Finale.
Darcy, did you ever settle on how to notate this?
Christopher
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