Hi David,
Except in compound meters, I have no problem with dotted half rests.
(I might even consider using a dotted whole rest on beat 1 of a bar of
15/8.)
In simple meters, you are right that the "one beat or less" rule for
dotted rests prevails, although my preference is actually to only use
them when the rest falls on a downbeat. In 4/4, I would probably not
use sixteenth note + dotted eighth rest -- I'd be more likely to use
sixteenth note + sixteenth rest + eighth rest.
Cheers,
- Darcy
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On 21 May 2008, at 5:59 PM, David W. Fenton wrote:
On 21 May 2008 at 4:34, Darcy James Argue wrote:
Even in 4/4, dotted half and quarter rests should be avoided, but
there's absolutely nothing wrong with the classic dotted eight rest
+sixteenth combo. That's actually much more clear than eight rest +
sixteenth rest+ sixteenth note.
That's actually completely consistent with your stated preference for
dotted rests in compound meters, because what you just articulated
boils down to:
- use dotted rests only for values of one beat or less.
I don't see anything wrong with dotted half rests, but it's certainly
possible for someone to miss the dot, and the alternative is hardly
going to be fussier (and be unmissable).
--
David W. Fenton http://dfenton.com
David Fenton Associates http://dfenton.com/DFA/
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