Re: [Finale] [OT] what is correct baseball bat notation?

2012-02-02 Thread SN jef chippewa
hi ryan, thanks for your helpful comments. >Single line is fine. Five-line would work just fine, too. I would >also put the fermata over the 3rd rest. i would just be worried that the decisiveness of the action in the 1st quarter could be compromised by having the fermata on the 3rd quarter..

Re: [Finale] [OT] what is correct baseball bat notation?

2012-02-02 Thread Ryan
My thoughts: Single line is fine. Five-line would work just fine, too. I would also put the fermata over the 3rd rest. I think a quarter note is acceptable in this context. The only tempo mark given is "freely" which means it could be performed slow or fast. An eighth note could work, but a sixte

[Finale] [OT] what is correct baseball bat notation?

2012-02-02 Thread SN jef chippewa
click on "ouvrir" (opens PDF) for the piece "fantasme" (6th in the list) http://www.marcgosselin.fr/compositeur/pour-instruments.html i'm thinking the baseball bat would be best notated on a single line, and actually normal noteheads could be used for the part, since it is played "normally" and

Re: [Finale] finmac 2011 handles

2012-02-02 Thread Don Hart
Thank you Benjamin! I had no idea that was controllable. - Don On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 11:55 AM, Ayottemusic wrote: > I don't know about that (i still use 2010) but you can always change the > size and opacity of the handles under program options. > > Best, > > Dr. Benjamin Ayotte > http://www.a

Re: [Finale] finmac 2011 handles

2012-02-02 Thread Ayottemusic
I don't know about that (i still use 2010) but you can always change the size and opacity of the handles under program options. Best, Dr. Benjamin Ayotte http://www.ayottemusic.com Sent from my iPhone On Feb 2, 2012, at 12:26, Don Hart wrote: > Is it just me or are the finmac 2011 handles (

[Finale] finmac 2011 handles

2012-02-02 Thread Don Hart
Is it just me or are the finmac 2011 handles (expression, smart shape, etc.) much more difficult to see/find than in 2009 (the most recent previous version I've used). I mean, they're there, but something's different. Maybe it's just when the handles are on top of a note , or in the staff. This