My feelings exactly, Darcy. And what I'm planning on doing (probably without double barlines :-).
Thanks for all the replies. John On 5/24/07 8:22 PM, "Darcy James Argue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Personally, I think that's terrible practice. There is a key change > before a quarter-note pickup? Use an accidental, fercrissakes, and > change the key sig at the beginning of the next bar. > > Cheers, > > - Darcy > ----- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Brooklyn, NY > > > > On 24 May 2007, at 7:50 PM, John Roberts wrote: > >> Thanks for the reply. As to the why, that's the way it is in the >> guitar >> manuscript I'm typesetting, no double barlines, and several >> successive key >> changes for 4-bar phrases, with the key change before a quarter- >> note length >> pickup. >> >> John >> >> >> >> On 5/24/07 6:52 PM, "dhbailey" >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> John Roberts wrote: >>>> Pardon my ignorance, but can I legally change the key signature >>>> in the >>>> middle of a measure? And in modern practice, do I still need a >>>> double >>>> barline with a change of key signature? If not, and if the answer >>>> to my >>>> first question is "yes," how would I accomplish that in Finale? >>>> (Hidden >>>> barlines and lots of futzing with the measure number tool?) >>>> >>> >>> >>> Legally? Certainly -- there aren't any notation cops who'll come >>> knocking in the middle of the night and hit you up-side the head >>> with a >>> lead anacrusis or anything. >>> >>> Is it advisable? Depends on who the musicians are who'll be >>> reading the >>> music. They'll let you know in no uncertain terms if they don't >>> like it. >>> >>> My first question is "Why?" If there's any way to avoid it, my >>> advice >>> would be to do so. >>> >>> Finale will only allow you to change key at the start of the >>> measure, so >>> you're right you have to futz around with making that measure with >>> the >>> mid-measure key change into 2 measures and making the barline of the >>> first of the two resulting measures hidden. >>> >>> In Fin2007, you can set the measure attribute for the second >>> measure so >>> that it isn't calculated in the measure numbers. In earlier versions >>> you have to monkey around with defining additional regions to >>> handle the >>> measure number hassles that result from such division of current >>> measures. >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Finale mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
