At 8:22 PM -0400 5/24/07, Darcy James Argue 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.
I would certainly agree (not necessarily in precisely the same words!). Do remember that you are supposed to be the notation expert, and are expected to advise on best practices no matter what your client hands you. And these picky details are something I find I have to correct in many student arrangements, simply because nobody has ever told them how to lay out pages for the easiest reading, and they haven't picked it up on their own.
In fact, now that I think about it I think I'll add a module to the introduction of my Choral Arranging class that goes over exactly this kind of thing. My own habits were set long ago, but I want to make sure my students understand the necessity of making something LOOK like it SOUNDS!
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