This sounds very similar to the approach taken in the two volumes of
Irish Traditional Music published by CCE Craobh Naithi. It's some of the
clearest notation I've encountered.
Regards,
Ted
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 03 December 2000 15:51
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [scots-l] music notation
>
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> << Not to mention,
> the pickup notes usually make sure the bar lines don't line up exactly
> anyway >>
>
> That's true, but in the book I've been working on, I adjusted the
> placement
> of the pick-up notes so that my bars DO line up exactly. It's a book for
> beginning players, and I wanted to make clear the repeated
> patterns in some
> of the pieces I chose. If the first stave has a pick-up, and the
> second stave
> does NOT, I would leave the first half-inch or so of the second
> stave blank,
> so that the first full bar of the second stave lines up with the
> first full
> bar of the first stave.
>
> (This would be SO MUCH easier to just show you.)
>
> My point is, well, yes, the pick up notes make it a little more
> challenging,
> but it's easily gotten around. And I think it's worth the extra
> effort if it
> makes the music clearer.
>
> --Cynthia Cathcart
> Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List
> - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to:
http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To
subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
