Let me expand on what I said earlier - that if one has page turn problems for the brass, one has likely written too much for the brass. This is true, to a less full extent, for all instruments, and it is true not just because of likely player fatigue but likely listener fatigue as well.
And I agree 100% about Hal Leonard and small stave size - really a problem. Raymond Horton Bass Trombonist, Louisville Orchestra Minister of Music, Edwardsville (IN) UMC Composer, Arranger VISIT US AT rayhortonmusic.com On Sat, Nov 5, 2011 at 6:27 PM, John Howell <[email protected]> wrote: > That's true, BUT I would urge caution. It has > always been so easy to shrink the staves in > Finale to get more on a page that there are a > great many publications--including a lot of them > from Hal Leonard--which are VERY hard to read for > those of us with older eyes. The folks at MOLA > recommend staves between 7 and 8 mm, because > that's what their orchestra members tell them > they want to see. Back when I was using Mosaic I > used 20 or 22 points for parts. Of course it's > also possible to have the staves TOO large, and I > ran into one like that only this Fall! I can't > help thinking that some engravers are not > actually working musicians who have to READ these > things. > > John > > > At 8:22 PM +0000 11/5/11, Steve Parker wrote: > >In line with what John is saying, sometimes > >reducing the system size by a couple of percent > >will get you out of trouble. > > > >Steve P. > > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
