you might try a hidden staff, right above your vocal staff. I am not near a computer right now, so I can't remind myself how this works.
Raymond Horton Composer, Arranger Minister of Music, Edwardsville (IN) United Methodist Church Retired Bass Trombonist, Louisville Orchestra, 1971-2016 On Feb 25, 2017 3:33 PM, "Lee Dengler" <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Christopher, for your quick reply. The issue which I failed to > mention is that they occur while the children are singing and there is > little room on the score for extra staves. I will need to figure out a way > to have the notes hanging above the vocal stave. I guess I was hoping > there might be a symbol I could place above the stave, rather than an > actual note which would create ledger lines. > Lee > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Christopher Smith > Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2017 12:07 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Finale] Finger snap and patsch symbols > > If it is actually for children to read, it might be better to use > more-or-less standard notation. That would be X-head notes with an English > text just above saying “finger snap”. I usually see this on the 3rd space > of the staff when it is JUST finger snaps. For the side pat, you should > probably put the X-head note on a different space (probably lower) to > differentiate it, but still with the text. > > I doubt there is anything truly standard, but if there is, jef chippewa > would know it! > > Christopher > > > > On Feb 25, 2017, at 11:53 AM, Lee Dengler <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > I am writing a piece for children that has side pats (patsch) and > > finger snaps. The side pats occur on beats 1 & 3 and the finger snaps > > on beats 2 & 4. Does anyone know if there is a commonly used symbol > > for these two motions? > > > > Thanks to anyone who can help! > > > > 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]
