I can understand the argument for 3/2, but my experience with players even moderately familiar with newer music is that moving from 4/4 to 6/4 in which the 6/4 measure is felt with the same pulse - like a 4/4 measure with two extra beats, is not only not a problem, itβs less distracting than seeing a change of beat in the time signature. So I would do as Darcy suggests, were it my score. Rhythmic feel (proportion and accent) is the biggest notational challenge.
Chuck > On Dec 7, 2016, at 12:54 PM, Darcy James Argue <[email protected]> wrote: > > Breaking up the bar asymmetrically like that might work in certain > situations, but there are many cases where it will not, and 6/4 really is the > best answer. > > YMMV as they say, but I never lose any sleep over using a binary 6/4 and it > has never caused any confusion for performers. > > Cheers, > > β DJA > ----- > http://secretsocietymusic.org > > > >> On Dec 7, 2016, at 3:08 PM, Darcy James Argue <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> The conventional answer is 3/2, because as you say, traditionally 6/4 is >> compound meter. >> >> I personally ignore this convention for exactly the reason you describe β >> that it suggests that the underlying X/4 pulse changes, and that is >> unintentional. In a mixed-meter piece, going from 4/4 to 3/4 to 5/4 to 3/2 >> causes needless confusion. >> >> Sometimes, conventions are dumb. >> >> Cheers, >> >> β DJA >> ----- >> http://secretsocietymusic.org >> >>> On Dec 7, 2016, at 2:39 PM, [email protected] wrote: >>> >>> I agree with David and Raymond, 3/2. >>> >>> >>> *************************** >>> J D Thomas >>> ThomaStudios >>> >>> >>> >>>> On Dec 7, 2016, at 11:09 AM, Lee Dengler <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> I have a theory question for all you theory buffs out there. I am writing >>>> a >>>> piece that is mostly in a slow 4/4 meter (quarter note =60). Occasionally, >>>> I have a measure of 6 beats where the quarter note remains consistent. In >>>> those measures, the stress of lyrics falls on beats 1, 3 and 5. Should I >>>> make those measures 3/2 or 6/4. My uncertainty lies in that going to 3/2 >>>> makes it look like the half note gets the beat, but 6/4 is generally >>>> considered to be a compound meter (3+3). Any words of wisdom? >>>> >>>> Lee Dengler >>>> >>>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Finale mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Finale mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >>> >>> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >>> [email protected] >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Finale mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >> >> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >> [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > [email protected] Chuck Israels [email protected] (360) 201-3434 8831 SE 12th Ave. Portland OR 97202 <chuckisraelsjazz.com> _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: [email protected]
