I had a good guitar player point out parts of the guitar part of "West Side Story," which used notation as is being described (as far as I can tell) as a good way for a non-guitarist to write for guitar. The top note, rhythm and chord are indicated, but the underlying voicing is left to the performer.
Raymond Horton Bass Trombonist, Louisville Orchestra On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 10:19 PM, David W. Fenton <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
