Hello, everyone. I'm fairly new to this list, lurking for two or three months now. I have an advanced question about custom key signatures for Finale 2012, Win 7.
I'd like to write a substantial chunk in the middle of a piece music in a Dorian key, four flats, but with a raised Ab to A-nat. I have decided that the key signature should appear with fours flats in customary order, followed by a natural sign on A in parentheses. I've tried using the nonstandard key signature dialog box, but it and the instructions in the online manual make my head spin a bit. This does not actually need to change the default pitches in the score since I would include a natural sign in front of every A anyway, thus raising each Ab by a half-step works just fine for me. The key signature's purpose is to give performers a reminder at a glance that it's in four flats but with an A-nat. Is this doable? (And before someone tries to convince me to change my mind about this alternative signature, I've given this serious, considerable thought. This is how I want the key sig to look.) Thanks in advance for any help. Douglas Brown Adjunct Professor, School of Music Wayland Baptist University _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
