Re: [Finale] your default file contents
The biggest omissions from your list that I see are Pedal on and off indications for piano i have usually used articulations for this but Ped. is already in the list (sorry, i didn't type it!!)... since we're on the subject, are there any playback functions you assign to them at all? what is your default positioning, the same or lower as the dynamics? and since I primarily work in choral music, indications like "choir 1", "solo", and "tutti". solo and tutti are in the "techniques" list already. i agree with you on the use of specific libraries, i do the same, but this template isn't for me. my basic settings include a more extensive list of expressions, but here i'm building what should be able to function as a strong default file for a new user or any user who hasn't gotten to the stage of building their own specialized templates / document styles etc., i.e. for all but the "power user". thanks for your input! ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] your default file contents
shirling & neueweise wrote: looking for your comments and input on what should be included in a basic default file for text expressions. also please point out any errors in spelling or abbreviations and capitalization. comments on point size and font styles as well as ordering also welcome. The biggest omissions from your list that I see are Pedal on and off indications for piano, and since I primarily work in choral music, indications like "choir 1", "solo", and "tutti". If there are spelling errors they are so subtle that they don't jump out at me. I would note, though, that I no longer use a default file; most of the time I use specific templates, and when I don't I generally set up the document from scratch. After loading a specific template file, I have my expressions in supplemental libraries which I load as needed. Thus, if I'm doing a piece for choir and orchestra, I load the "basic" library (which contains about a dozen or so expressions), the "choral" library (containing expressions of use to choirs and voices, which are meaningless in instruments--what does "with closed lips" mean to a piano, anyway) and the "strings", "winds", and "percussion" libraries. Alternatively, if I'm doing the same work arranged for choir and organ, I still add the "choral" library, but load the "organ" in place of the other instruments. I handle articulations the same way. A work for trumpet and piano has no bow mark articulations in the document, as those are in the "string articulations" library, and would not be loaded into a work for piano and trumpet. On the other hand, those articulations of general use (fermata, staccato, tenuto, breath marks, &c) are included in the basic articulations library, and are one of the first things I load when I start from scratch. ns ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] your default file contents
looking for your comments and input on what should be included in a basic default file for text expressions. also please point out any errors in spelling or abbreviations and capitalization. comments on point size and font styles as well as ordering also welcome. it doesn't have to be absolutely exhaustive, but should be rather complete for an average user. cheers, jef -- DYNAMICS music font 24pt text font 12pt bold italic through fp fz sf sfz sffz sub. p TEMPOS 14pt bold Larghissimo [playback set to MM=36] Largo [42] Lento [48] Larghetto [60] Adagio [66] Adagietto [72] Andante [76] Andante [96] Moderato[108] Moderato (q = ca. 108) [108] Allegro moderato [120] Allegro [120] Allegro (M.M. = ca. 120) [120] Allegro [132] Vivace [144] Presto [180] Maestoso [???] Tempo 1o a tempo Andante (dotted half = q) (dotted q = q) (8th = q) Swing! 2 8ths = triplet q + 8th TEMPO ALTERATION 14pt italic accel. rall. rit. ritard. rubato più mosso poco più mosso meno mosso TECHNIQUES 12pt normal text (not italic) loco LV LH RH con sord. senza sord. mute choke open arco pizz. sul pont. sul tasto col legno ord. divisi div. div. a 3 unison unis. solo tutti a 2 1. 2. EXPRESSION 12pt italic text cresc. decresc. dim. agitato con brio cantabile dolce espress. legato leggiero legg. marcato meno mosso più mosso ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
