On 12/8/2016 8:01 PM, Steve Parker wrote: > I’ve actually written ‘this is not a typo’ on parts… >
I can understand using some sort of symbol to indicate that a note is definitely what you want and is not a typo. I can't understand why a person would ever put a symbol to indicate that a note "maybe a typo." Makes no sense to me -- if you put the note in the music, it's obviously not a typo, and if you didn't actually mean to put a particular note into the music you wouldn't know it and thus wouldn't be able to indicate that it might be a typo. And tying this thread to the recent one regarding differentiating between 6/4 and 3/2 time and the potential for one or the other to lead to rehearsal disruption and lengthy explanations, how in the world would most musicians have any clue what these cutesie but meaningless articulations would mean? I can foresee the following dialog: Sideman (as the rehearsal grinds to a halt when he stops playing): What's this f-ing heart doing over the first note in measure 30? Leader: It means you're supposed to love that note. S: Huh? But I hate the whole song, how the hell could I "love" a single note in it? L: Play it as if it's your favorite note. S: Like I'm supposed to like one note out of the whole stupid song? L: No, not "like" -- it's telling you to "love" the note. S: Oh, like I can't stand being around my mother for more than 20 minutes and don't really like her, but I still love her anyway because she's my mother? That won't sound very good. L: No. More like you've just met this gorgeous woman who doesn't mind hanging around musicians and she wants to go home with you after the gig. S: Oh I get it, play it as if I'm going to have sex with it. L: Well not really, more like you've just found your soul mate. S: So I'm supposed to marry the f-ing A-flat? L: Forget it, just ignore it. Let's start over? Other Sideman: What does this thing mean over my C in measure 15? L: That means it might be a typo. O.S.: You mean they actually printed the music knowing there was a note that might be a typo but they're not sure? What should I do? Play it or not? L (throwing score on the floor): Let's just scrap this whole piece altogether and take out "Mood Indigo." And people think that discussions about 6/4 or 3/2 would cause problems? I'm so glad that MM (or whatever the company's called these days) spent time including this new articulation library. It's ever so much more important than actually fixing problems with the software. -- ***** David H. Bailey [email protected] http://www.davidbaileymusicstudio.com _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: [email protected]
