On 25 Nov 2010 at 21:06, John Howell wrote: > At 4:34 PM -0500 11/25/10, David W. Fenton wrote: > >On 25 Nov 2010 at 8:01, Jari Williamsson wrote: > > > >> On 2010-11-25 00:43, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: > >> > >> > What's topline notation? > >> > >> Apparently a notation method for pop/jazz to only notate the top > >> melody line, but to also indicate to the player that chords should > >> be filled out beneath. An empty stem continues below the melody > >> note. > > > >Other than the empty stem, it's a fake book, right? > > Exactly. Except that when this is used, it's an indication to fill in > chords below the melody.
OK, but, again, how is that different than a fake book? I mean, sure, with a fake book, you can create whatever accompaniment you want, above or below or all around the melody, but pretty conventionally, you'll be below the melody, right? I can't quite figure out the purpose of this. Couldn't you just notate the melody and the chords and add a rubric saying "keep accompaniment below the melody"? -- David W. Fenton http://dfenton.com David Fenton Associates http://dfenton.com/DFA/ _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
