Hi Jef, It's usually all up-stems in this kind of notation, and the stem extension length (below the notehead) tends to be about an octave. But there's no reason why the stem extensions couldn't be a uniform length -- you'd just have to make sure the lowest note of all of the chords falls on the same line or space before applying the plugin.
As Jari says it's not uncommon in jazz/B'way circles. I don't have any need of it but it is in use. It doesn't have a standardized name but "topline notation" is as good as any -- I'm not sure I've heard that specific term before but I recognized instantly what he was talking about. Cheers, - DJA ----- WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On 25 Nov 2010, at 11:31 AM, SN jef chippewa wrote: > > where does the downward stem extend to? if the stems extend all a uniform > length (octave for ex.) i would find that incredibly ugly. but extended to a > common line on the staff or position below the staff could be a better > looking design... i realize this is for notation i am unfamiliar with that > may have its own established standards, but there is my view on it 8-) > > got a few examples you could show us? > > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
