[Finale] Page heading question

2009-11-10 Thread Carl Dershem
I have a question about how to format page headings. I'm currently using FinWin2K4. How do I get the page headings on pages 2 and after to read [Title Instrument]? Right now it reads [title] as formatted on the document. I can change simple text easily enough, but ... how to format that

Re: [Finale] recent Finale versus recent Sibelius

2009-10-27 Thread Carl Dershem
David McKay wrote: My wife and I are using Finale 2004b. One issue I have is that when I ask it to print 2 copies on my Samsung laser printer SCX 4521f, it prints 4 or 6 copies each time. Printer doesn't misbehave with other software. Don't know if anyone has an answer for that one. I Use

Re: [Finale] Loading Libraries

2009-10-26 Thread Carl Dershem
dhbailey wrote: Chuck Israels wrote: Of course, Shakespeare. (The Louis Armstrong of the English language! :) Oh, yeah . . . And if you have to ask what that means, you'll never know. :) cd -- http://www.livejournal.com/users/dershem/# http://members.cox.net/dershem

Re: [Finale] O.T. Copyright issues on Choral Wikipedia / cpdl.org

2009-10-25 Thread Carl Dershem
Kim Patrick Clow wrote: Good day: My editor Brian Clark recently discovered that one of his editions just appeared on cpdl.org. He's having a hard time though getting any action because the website seems to be running on automatic (meaning people can upload files without any moderator approving

Re: [Finale] Loading Libraries

2009-10-25 Thread Carl Dershem
Chuck Israels wrote: Is there a way to load more than one library at a time? Document Options, Expressions, Articulations etc., in one fell swoop? (Wonder where that expressions comes from.) Chuck I dunno about libraries, but Fell Swoop comes from The bard. More specifically, from The

Re: [Finale] Maintenance Update downloading

2009-10-21 Thread Carl Dershem
Allen Fisher wrote: This is a bad example. Apple controls all the pieces here, MM cannot force Tobias to spend time updating the full version of TGTools. Force? No. Entice? Probably. cd On Oct 21, 2009, at 8:48 PM, Eric Dannewitz wrote: Again, this points to MakeMusic. One of their most

Re: [Finale] Blessed be the ties that bind ... and, why don't some?

2009-10-17 Thread Carl Dershem
Dean M. Estabrook wrote: Well, what you said worked until the part where I try to make the cursor tie all possible notes in the chords. Then, nothing seemed to occur at all. Hmmm Are you sure? Sometimes you have to be zoomed in pretty close to tell. And some notes might have

Re: [Finale] TAN: storing old projects

2009-10-14 Thread Carl Dershem
shirling neueweise wrote: fireplace? or manilla envelopes is easy, don't know if they come in a format that would help you though.you could probably make your own folders out of thick card stock, you can buy them in large sheets, like 23x36 inches or something. a bit of string to holf

Re: [Finale] The Finale nail in the coffin

2009-10-05 Thread Carl Dershem
John Howell wrote: At 5:46 PM -0700 10/2/09, Carl Dershem wrote: Read The Gripping Hand by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle. Science fiction with aliens who have 3 hands (one to hold things steady, 2 for fine manipulation). Not their best work, but appropriate. And no, they never mentioned

Re: [Finale] you can't be serious... (tobias?!?!?!)

2009-10-04 Thread Carl Dershem
shirling neueweise wrote: (grumblegrumblegrumblegrumblegrumblegrumble) new version of TGTools works as expected... fuu-cryinoutloud. man, i just finished most of the work i needed it for ARGH!!! Murphy watches out for us all. cd --

Re: [Finale] pfffffffff... selecting systems in layout tool (2010)

2009-10-04 Thread Carl Dershem
Mark D Lew wrote: I've seen some crazy dynamic markings, but pf is a new one to me! I've run across it in performance, but it's kind of messy! :o cd -- http://www.livejournal.com/users/dershem/# http://members.cox.net/dershem ___ Finale

Re: [Finale] The Finale nail in the coffin

2009-10-02 Thread Carl Dershem
dhbailey wrote: David W. Fenton wrote: On 2 Oct 2009 at 14:22, dhbailey wrote: Secondly, ... And later: Secondly, ... Is that like the other left or are you one of those three-handed folks, one the one hand, on the other hand, on the other hand... :) [snip] Oops. Read The

[Finale] Interesting behavior

2009-09-30 Thread Carl Dershem
I'm working on a big band piece that has a section in 7 flats (C-Flat) in the middle. Oddly enough, the guitar and bass parts are in 5 sharps (B). FinWin2k4 Does anyone have any idea why Finale might do that? And if so, why the guitar and bass, but not the piano? And not the trombones?

Re: [Finale] Interesting behavior

2009-09-30 Thread Carl Dershem
Darcy James Argue wrote: Simplify Key is designed to avoid unwieldy, nonstandard keys (like, ahem, Cb major, which IMO you *really* ought to reconsider) on transposing instruments. In the vast majority of cases, this is what you want. If a piece is in F# major, the clarinets should be written

Re: [Finale] Interesting behavior

2009-09-30 Thread Carl Dershem
Darcy James Argue wrote: Should have been Bb and *Eb* instruments, obviously. Cheers, - Darcy Well, except for the Bari player, who is always a little off anyway. ; cd -- http://www.livejournal.com/users/dershem/# http://members.cox.net/dershem

Re: [Finale] Interesting behavior

2009-09-30 Thread Carl Dershem
Klaus Smedegaard Bjerre wrote: And advanced musicians also will understand that a Db and a C# is the same during instructions. The number of sharps and flats shall always be kept as low as possible. Klaus I always teach my private students that, for example, Gb should be played/thought as

Re: [Finale] smallest notebook for Finale?

2009-09-20 Thread Carl Dershem
Ray Horton wrote: That's a nice looking unit, Les! I've made a note of that. Ray Mariposa Symphony Orchestra wrote: Hey, Ray -- My wife surprised me with an ASUS Eee 904AH for Christmas last year: http://tinyurl.com/lwps9c Yeah - pretty spiffy. External CD-drive?? cd --

Re: [Finale] smallest notebook for Finale?

2009-09-20 Thread Carl Dershem
Noel Stoutenburg wrote: All in all, though, except for installation, it's really a matter of semantics. From the specs, provided one has an external DVD drive with USB interface so that one can actually load the software, it appears to me that Finale should run reasonably well on the smallest

Re: [Finale] Violin Ties

2009-09-19 Thread Carl Dershem
http://www.zazzle.com/violin+ties -- http://www.livejournal.com/users/dershem/# http://members.cox.net/dershem ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] Drum part and multimeasure problem

2009-09-13 Thread Carl Dershem
Dan Tillberg wrote: All, I have been explicitely asked by my drummer to try to keep the drum part down to two pages, which is understandable and should be possible for parts where there might be long periods of slash notation without any cues or other tempo/rhythm markings. Hmmm... I've been

Re: [Finale] Drum part and multimeasure problem

2009-09-13 Thread Carl Dershem
John Howell wrote: At 1:43 PM -0700 9/13/09, Carl Dershem wrote: And of the drummers I work with, none like the play 8 bars style of drum part. They all consider it a way for lazy copyists and arrangers to get the point across. Hmmm. I did that for years when I was hand copying

Re: [Finale] Somewhat OT: How marked-up can/should rental parts be?

2009-08-23 Thread Carl Dershem
Blake Richardson wrote: On 22 Aug 2009 at 12:19, David Fenton wrote: What you get from New Yorkers is no nonsense, no chitchat, no false courtesy. As well as an amazing variety of profanity mixed in for good measure. Everyone needs a hobby. :) cd --

Re: [Finale] Re: Comparing notation systems

2009-07-12 Thread Carl Dershem
Daniel Wolf wrote: I just found this PDF from 2005 comparing six programs; the Finale output is embarassingly bad, but — unfortunately — a typical example of how badly Finale has represented its product: http://home.earthlink.net/~jfalbano/archive/Six%20Music%20Notation%20Programs.pdf It

Re: [Finale] Re: Comparing notation systems

2009-07-12 Thread Carl Dershem
Lawrence Yates wrote: Ever since I joined this list there have been constant references to Finale's default output being substandard and needing tweaks. Would anyone be prepared to list all those necessary tweaks so that those of us who are less experienced might have a chance of producing

[Finale] Technical question

2009-07-12 Thread Carl Dershem
Okay - I'm doing a chart, and the composer/arranger has put a thing in that I've occasionally seen before, but never knew a name for, and I'm not sure how to best mark it. On the and of 2, there's an eighth note, which falls off, and then rises again to hit with a hard attack on the 1 of

Re: [Finale] (no subject)

2009-07-04 Thread Carl Dershem
Chuck Israels wrote: On Jul 4, 2009, at 2:09 PM, shirling neueweise wrote: Look up Staff Lists in the manual. actually i think he need to look up optimization... or the layout tool. Hi jef, Maybe so, but I thought he was simply talking about screen space while working in Finale, not

Re: [Finale] What's a Mike Fisher?

2009-06-28 Thread Carl Dershem
Blake Richardson wrote: I'm transcribing John Williams' handwritten score to Jurassic Park and I've come across something I've never seen before. One of the cues (originally titled Preparing to Meet the Monster and titled Eye to Eye on the soundtrack album) has four percussion lines. Three are

Re: [Finale] Chord notation

2009-06-09 Thread Carl Dershem
John Spicknall wrote: I know from [non-jazz] friends on this list there is perhaps info about entering chord notation here that is conventional jazz notation--the kind of notation one might find in an Aebersold play-a-long booklet. My use of Finale is generally limited to jazz lead sheets,

Re: [Finale] Re: Fin2010 announced

2009-05-31 Thread Carl Dershem
Eric Dannewitz wrote: Not necessarily..For example, when I am writing out something, I frequently go through and block out chords, then go back and do the duration. And speedy also lets me play or even keep sounding the chord before and lets me play/mess around with different voicings

Re: [Finale] hiding rests

2009-05-04 Thread Carl Dershem
Barbara Touburg wrote: Lee Actor wrote: Phil Daley wrote: I have a score that I hid rests in a long time ago and I have forgotten how to do it. Can someone help me? Oh, is it possible to move rests vertically? Thanks, Phil Yes, it's possible to move rests vertically -- click and drag them

Re: [Finale] Brass mute playback in Finale 2007?

2009-04-18 Thread Carl Dershem
Dan Tillberg wrote: I have tried to look in the user's manual but haven't found anything about how Finale can be configured to play back brass muted. I notice that when I enter the word straight as a text expression, Finale automatically plays back with a muted trumpet (although it sounds to me

Re: [Finale] Brass mute playback in Finale 2007?

2009-04-18 Thread Carl Dershem
Dan Tillberg wrote: OK, thanks. So I gathered. But what about the automagic recognition of the word straight? Is that documented? Is it configurable? Is it extendable? /D Automatic? Whaddya think this is, a computer or something? Oh. Nope - it's just a setting you have to configure

Re: [Finale] Transitioning...

2009-02-28 Thread Carl Dershem
Allen Fisher wrote: Hello List-- Since I have a bit of a different relationship with you all, I figured I should let you know that I am leaving MakeMusic. Before anyone panics, it has nothing to do with the health or the direction of the company, I was presented with an opportunity that I

Re: [Finale] Is there life out there

2009-02-21 Thread Carl Dershem
Eric Dannewitz wrote: But.butwhat about the T-Shirts??? The last thing I got from MakeMusic to upgrade featured a sporty Finale T-Shirtenough to entice anyone right? Ah - but the ne pas ultra version will include a tailored polo shirt with your name above the Finale logo.

Re: [Finale] chord alterations

2009-02-16 Thread Carl Dershem
trumpe...@verizon.net wrote: I'm using Finale 2007 with Windows XP Pro. When I Type into Score from the chord menu C7(#5b9), it types C7(#5B9), a B, not a flat even after I hit the spacebar, AND it prints that way. The fonts are set on Chord Symbol---Jazz Text 22 Plain, Chord

Re: [Finale] Splash screen

2009-02-12 Thread Carl Dershem
Phil Daley wrote: At 2/12/2009 05:28 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: On 12 Feb 2009 at 17:12, dhbailey wrote: Blake Richardson wrote: Actually it was original at the Xerox PARC (Palo Alto Research Center) and Apple stole it from them and then Microsoft stole it from Apple No,

Re: [Finale] Splash screen

2009-02-11 Thread Carl Dershem
dhbailey wrote: John Howell wrote: At 12:44 AM +0100 2/11/09, Barbara Touburg wrote: dhbailey wrote: At least that's what's happened with other programs I've used which allow the user to turn off the splash screen -- I just look at the desktop for longer before the program actually

Re: [Finale] Re: Playback 2nd time only

2009-01-25 Thread Carl Dershem
dhbailey wrote: Brian Williams wrote: I see the Play Only on Pass checkbox in the Playback tab of the Expression designer, but I don't know what to set in the Type popup. I've tried setting it to None, changing the channel to an unused one on the pass I don't want it to play, and setting the

Re: [Finale] TAN: PREMIERES of NEW MUSIC for BIG BAND

2009-01-24 Thread Carl Dershem
Eric wrote: Hi all, I thought I’d let you know that three new commissioned works for big band (all done in Finale :) will be premiered in the span of two weeks (that’s a first for me!) If you’d like to hear any of the performances, here are the specifics: Congratulations! It sounds like

Re: [Finale] OT - Original instrumentation of ROAR OF THE GREASEPAINT

2009-01-24 Thread Carl Dershem
Christopher Smith wrote: On Jan 24, 2009, at 6:38 PM, Howey, Henry wrote: I was a member of The American Wind Symphony many years ago. One of the tunes we did was (I thought) the original instrumentation for Newly's Broadway show, but I am not sure. It was exciting as it was only winds and

Re: [Finale] OT trombones in Beethoven

2009-01-23 Thread Carl Dershem
Christopher Smith wrote: On Jan 23, 2009, at 12:10 AM, Ray Horton wrote: Regarding the falset notes, which you call Privileged frequencies ... unstable ... and imply that A very high level of expertise is needed for them: I teach them to junior high students, so when they purchase a

[Finale] Question for the pros

2009-01-23 Thread Carl Dershem
I work with a youth band, and we are having a fairly big concert soon as a fund raiser. One of the several Guest Artists that will be performing with us is a local celebrity of a sort, and performs regularly with small combos around town, and has written several tunes that he does with

Re: [Finale] Play back 2nd time only

2009-01-23 Thread Carl Dershem
Brian Williams wrote: How do I set an expression or repeat text to make Finale *not* play a passage on a specific staff the first pass but do play it on the 2nd pass of a repeat? Does this require some convoluted work-around? When you define the expression, under the PLAYBACK tab, there is a

Re: [Finale] OT: Chord identification

2009-01-18 Thread Carl Dershem
Ray Horton wrote: Christopher Smith wrote: On Jan 17, 2009, at 7:06 PM, Adam Golding wrote: Incidentally, if you want an F#m triad with a D added, you would call it F#m(b6) in the most standard system. This is the second chord in the James Bond main theme, in case anyone thinks it is too

Re: [Finale] laser printer

2009-01-08 Thread Carl Dershem
James Gilbert wrote: I'll echo the recommendation on the Ricoh AP610N. For the price, it's not bad. There are better printers out there. I've had it less than a year, but it does quite fine. It prints 11x17 and similar metric sizes. I never tried envelopes until now but it is doable via the

Re: [Finale] Notation readability research?

2008-10-21 Thread Carl Dershem
Richard Smith wrote: I have never understood the use of the jazz fonts. When I was a hand copyist, the goal was to look as much like printed music as possible. I do find most of the jazz fonts very readable and understand that there may be some psychological advantage for jazz musicians. I'm

Re: [Finale] Notation readability research? Now jazz font natural complaint

2008-10-21 Thread Carl Dershem
Darcy James Argue wrote: You should *never* use just M or m for chord symbols, regardless of the font. I know Christopher disagrees, but I prefer either the geometric symbols (? and -), or MA and mi. I believe Christopher uses Cmaj7 (which is okay, though I *greatly* prefer CMA7) and Cm7

Re: [Finale] Expression Tool question

2008-10-18 Thread Carl Dershem
Dean M. Estabrook wrote: When I want to assign an expression, say, a rit. to all staves, I properly get handles on them all. Now, if I want to adjust one or two of those expressions, is there any way to move them one at a time rather than when one is selected, all are selected and ergo, all

Re: [Finale] Avoiding long parts (e. g. for rhythm section)

2008-10-12 Thread Carl Dershem
Dan Tillberg wrote: Hi folks, When arranging for big band, there might be for instance three separate long choruses which essentially repeats in piano and guitar since the rely on the same chord pattern even though the horns have three totally different designed choruses. In the score, pi/gui

[Finale] Latin percussion?

2008-09-30 Thread Carl Dershem
I recently got a few latin tunes to print parts for, and I;'m wondering what patches sound best for Timbales and Bongos. Using WinFin 2K4. cd ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] TAN: Scanning facsimiles

2008-09-09 Thread Carl Dershem
dc wrote: Johannes Gebauer écrit: I want to clean up some facsimile copies I have of old music prints. Ideally I'd like to scan them into Acrobat, then apply some filters, and edit them slightly with an eraser. Ideally everything should be done in the PDF format, to keep small file sizes and

Re: [Finale] Finale Documentation Review

2008-08-25 Thread Carl Dershem
Giz Bowe wrote: At 11:14 AM 8/25/2008, you wrote: I encourage any comments you have, but especially appreciate a description of your most negative experiences with the Finale help resources and perhaps any ideas regarding its improvement. I don't like having to use Internet Explorer to

[Finale] [OT] tech help

2008-08-13 Thread Carl Dershem
My brother just bought a new PC with Windows Vista on it, and wonders how to transfer his Outlook address book and bookmarks to it. Do any of you with less obsolete technical skills than I have any hints? TIA Carl ___ Finale mailing list

Re: [Finale] Garritan on AMD

2008-08-10 Thread Carl Dershem
Chris Bell wrote: On Aug 10, 2008, at 9:57 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote: In fact, I think anyone would be hard-pressed to complain about the instrument selection for JABB -- it is amazingly comprehensive. They actually have MORE instruments than they list on the product page: . . . . I

Re: [Finale] Garritan on AMD

2008-08-09 Thread Carl Dershem
Darcy James Argue wrote: Hi Craig, The range is realistic -- jazz tenor trombone players almost never have an F attachment. I am sure the players they sampled for the JABB trombones did not have an F attachment on their horn. Hm. About half of the ones I work with (and have worked with in

Re: [Finale] (OT) Ancient History (was Jazz Notation Standards)

2008-08-03 Thread Carl Dershem
Andrew Stiller wrote: On Aug 2, 2008, at 3:45 PM, John Howell wrote: BST ... debuted in November '67, reformed in their best-known configuration with David Clayton-Thomas in '69, and have bumbled along to the present day like so many other bands, with constant changes in personnel and

Re: [Finale] Jazz Notation Standards...what's correct?

2008-07-31 Thread Carl Dershem
John Howell wrote: The two bands I'm thinking of were, of course, Blood, Sweat and Tears and the original Chicago Transit Authority. Well, those bands are actually products of the late 60's, but I see where you're coming from. That said, I look at doubles as obstructions to clarity. Yeah,

Re: [Finale] 2009 rumors - now survey

2008-05-29 Thread Carl Dershem
Ray Horton wrote: Christopher Smith wrote: Thanks, man! I took the survey. Anything to save the cost of upgrading yet again. One of the questions asked, Where do you go for technical support? One of the possible answers was the user manual (snicker), but notably missing was The Finale

Re: [Finale] Bob Florence Tribute Memorial concert event

2008-05-24 Thread Carl Dershem
Kim Richmond wrote: Dear Listers, This is to let you know about the Memorial Tribute concert to celebrate the life of the late composer/pianist Bob Florence. WHAT: Bob Florence Tribute Memorial concert WHEN: Sunday, June 15 (Fathers' Day), 2008, 1 PM to 5 PM. WHERE: CATALINAS Bar Grill,

Re: [Finale] Fwd: Bob Florence

2008-05-15 Thread Carl Dershem
John Blane wrote: Sorry to pass this on but I'm sure many of you would want to know. Begin forwarded message: From: ALEX ILES [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: May 15, 2008 6:51:24 PM CDT Subject: [Trombone-l] Bob Florence I am very sad to report the passing of pianist, composer, arranger and

Re: [Finale] I'm back!

2008-04-28 Thread Carl Dershem
Andrew Stiller wrote: This is to let everybody know I'm back on the list. I had a heart transplant on 11/14/07, and recovery has been long and difficult. Welcome back, and I hope you're feeling at least somewhat better, and continue to improve! cd --

Re: [Finale] Percussion Diagrams

2008-02-25 Thread Carl Dershem
Adam Golding wrote: I've never written music for solo percussionist before--do you guys do percussion diagrams in Finale? is there a resource i can look to for advice on how to do this? Step 1: Talk to a good percussionist. cd -- http://www.livejournal.com/users/dershem/#

Re: [Finale] what does a copyist do? now scordatura

2008-02-23 Thread Carl Dershem
John Howell wrote: OK, to ask something seriously, did you have any trouble learning to adjust your slide positions when you had to pull your F slide to E? To E?? I've played on horns that allowed you to switch it to G, but ... what possible benefit would you getb from tuning to E? cd --

Re: [Finale] work time

2008-02-09 Thread Carl Dershem
Robert Florence wrote: For jazz writers, I have a 300 bar score for 5 trumpets, 5 trombones, 6 woodwinds and piano, bass, guitar and drums. Much of the piano is written out. How long would it take you to complete this task? This is only for a score. I'll get into part hell later. Thanks,

Re: [Finale] New expressions

2008-02-03 Thread Carl Dershem
Christopher Smith wrote: On Feb 3, 2008, at 12:23 AM, Carl Dershem wrote: I've been working with a youth band for a coupe of years now, and have come up with a few expressions that, if they don't necessarily exist in print yet, probably should. Of course, expressions are usually in Italian

[Finale] New expressions

2008-02-02 Thread Carl Dershem
I've been working with a youth band for a coupe of years now, and have come up with a few expressions that, if they don't necessarily exist in print yet, probably should. Of course, expressions are usually in Italian. Perhaps some of you have others of your own you could add to the list:

Re: [Finale] Pen tablets

2008-01-31 Thread Carl Dershem
Pierre Bailleul wrote: Hi all, Do you think it's easy and practical to use a tablet pen with finale? - Instead of a mouse? - or with a mouse? Thanks for your responses. Pierre. (Wacom intuos or another one?) I have a Wacom tablet, but really don't find it any more convenient to use than my

Re: [Finale] A little help, please

2008-01-03 Thread Carl Dershem
Horace Brock wrote: I'm working in Fin2k8 for Windows. How do I put in the scoop up to the first note of A String of Pearls (as performed by the Glenn Miller Orchestra, music by Jerry Gray)? It's an articulation. In the Jazz preset, #68 works well for me. cd --

Re: [Finale] Saving Data

2007-12-26 Thread Carl Dershem
Dean M. Estabrook wrote: How does the Flash Drive stack up as an option for backing up files? Dean I got a 4GB flash drive for christmas last year and backup all of my essential data on it. So far there's been no degradation. cd -- http://www.livejournal.com/users/dershem/#

Re: [Finale] Performance notes - text notation excerpts

2007-12-22 Thread Carl Dershem
Chuck Israels wrote: Collective wise ones: What is the best way to create a page of performance notes that includes text instructions and small (one measure) musical excerpts? Can a word processing document (formatted with musical inserts) be dropped into a Finale page in toto? I have not

Re: [Finale] Dotted notes preferences?

2007-12-22 Thread Carl Dershem
Leigh Daniels wrote: Just curious: do the dotted versions scan better than the tied versions? I get requests from players to replace dots with ties. **Leigh Depends on what you're used to, and how much practice you have at both/either. I prefer dots myself, but some people don't see them

Re: [Finale] Premieres

2007-11-11 Thread Carl Dershem
dhbailey wrote: Ray Horton wrote: Here is a puff piece in the Louisville rag. Don't believe everything you read: http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/2007/COLUMNISTS06/70506 Nice piece, Ray! I don't believe everything I read in the newspapers, but that

Re: [Finale] Guido OT

2007-11-10 Thread Carl Dershem
Leigh Daniels wrote: Because it's the National Post, I'll bet the producer of the note is well-known Canadian trumpeter Guido Basso. **Leigh On Fri, Nov 9, 2007, Margaret whitby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Twice in recent weeks one of the clues in The National Post (Canada) crossword puzzle

[Finale] Notation programs

2007-11-05 Thread Carl Dershem
I was talking to a guy at a rehearsal tonight, and he was asking about *affordable* notation programs. What would you recommend for a good, but not wealthy, musician who was not intending to be an arranger or engraver? TIA, Carl -- http://www.livejournal.com/users/dershem/#

Re: [Finale] Re: OT Bob Florence?

2007-10-29 Thread Carl Dershem
Eric Dannewitz wrote: Oh wow. Give Bob our wishes for a speedy recovery. Kim Richmond wrote: Bob Florence is badly laid up with a back condition (4 operations, and now a cracked rib), and not reading e-mail at present. If you want his e-mail address, please contact me personally. He does

Re: [Finale] My posts

2007-10-13 Thread Carl Dershem
Dean M. Estabrook wrote: My posts to Finale do not seem to be making it to the list anymore ... is anyone out there? Dean Not me. I'm not anywhere any more. cd -- http://www.livejournal.com/users/dershem/# http://members.cox.net/dershem ___

Re: [Finale] test

2007-10-10 Thread Carl Dershem
Ray Horton wrote: Since I got my computer running again, I'm not getting much mail on the three lists with which I keep up. Has mail here been particularly light? Raymond Horton Yeah, pretty much. cd -- http://www.livejournal.com/users/dershem/# http://members.cox.net/dershem

Re: [Finale] temporarily unsubscribing

2007-09-11 Thread Carl Dershem
Andrew Stiller wrote: Hi, My husband, Andrew Stiller, is in the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania again with heart trouble. So many hospitalizations this year that I can't quite remember, 3 or 4. He wants me to temporarily suspend his Finale E mail. I thought I remembered his

Re: [Finale] OT: Tempi of dance movements

2007-09-09 Thread Carl Dershem
dc wrote: Barbara Touburg écrit: Is there a place on the net where I can find the correct tempi for various dances? I'm working on a berceuse right now and I would like it to play back at the proper tempo. Well, a berceuse isn't a dance but a lullaby... There may be some overlap. I've

Re: [Finale] Turn-of-the-century Band Music

2007-08-26 Thread Carl Dershem
Guy Hayden wrote: I have found that trumpeters who do not play cornet will insist that there is no difference between the two instruments. OTH, cornetists will insist that a marked difference exists. As both a band and orchestra conductor I do recognize a difference in the sound. Mind you, I

Re: [Finale] RIP Max Roach

2007-08-17 Thread Carl Dershem
Chuck Israels wrote: I had the pleasure of knowing Max. We met sometime around 1957 when his quintet with Clifford Brown played at the Teenage Jazz Club at Storyville in Boston (I was a teenager), then again at the Lenox School of Jazz in 1960. I was with Max in Sandpoint, Idaho on the day

Re: [Finale] New monitor

2007-08-11 Thread Carl Dershem
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It looks like my current monitor is coming to the end of its life, so I have been considering what to get as a replacement. LCD TFT screens seem to be the only option now, but what opinions does the group have on wide-screen versus 4:3 or similar square formats? Does

Re: [Finale] New monitor

2007-08-11 Thread Carl Dershem
Leigh Daniels wrote: What Carolyn said! I'm also using an Apple 30 Cinema HD display (wide-screen) and it's unbelievably great running at a resolution of 2560 x 1600 (!) on my quad G5. A flat screen this size has been a 30-year dream for me! It's plenty bright, too. I run it at about 60%

Re: [Finale] Goodbye Finale

2007-08-04 Thread Carl Dershem
Bruce Clausen wrote: I've been pondering whether to get the Finale 08 or Sib5. After seeing the remarks of the past few days I believe I will invest in the Sib and see how it goes. I've always used Simple Entry, with mouse and computer keyboard, so the learning curve may not be as steep. I,

Re: [Finale] Prepositions

2007-07-22 Thread Carl Dershem
Robert Patterson wrote: Here is another sentence (not with prepositions) that is completely grammatically correct: Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo. There is a wikipedia article with a sentence diagram here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_buffalo The short

Re: [Finale] Prepositions

2007-07-22 Thread Carl Dershem
Aaron Rabushka wrote: Can we take the Buffalo gals instead? Not sure. But at least we can ask if they can come out tonight. Robert Patterson wrote: Here is another sentence (not with prepositions) that is completely grammatically correct: Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo

Re: [Finale] Prepositions

2007-07-22 Thread Carl Dershem
Dean M. Estabrook wrote: Well, Buffalo is generally meant to imply running one by some one; putting one over on; confounding one ... etc. Actually, my dictionary offers: verb ( -loes, -loed) [ trans. ] (often be buffaloed) informal overawe or intimidate (someone) : she didn't like being

Re: [Finale] OT: missing image

2007-07-14 Thread Carl Dershem
Andrew Stiller wrote: Use your graphics editor to resize the picture to, say, 1/8th its present size (i.e., 1/2 your screen size). This is done through a process of resampling that will not reduce the quality of the image. No joy. I reduced the image to 12% of original size (208 Kb), but it

Re: [Finale] Piano - connect stems between staves?

2007-07-14 Thread Carl Dershem
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can get the notes in both staves, but I can't find anything on showing them with their stems connected between the staves. Thanks, Frank Look up Cross-staff beams cd -- http://www.livejournal.com/users/dershem/# http://members.cox.net/dershem

Re: [Finale] Semi-OT: Attachments are back in my posts

2007-07-01 Thread Carl Dershem
Williams, Jim wrote: Now they're back...HEPPP! Are you using Outlook? It formats messages that way. cd -- http://www.livejournal.com/users/dershem/# http://members.cox.net/dershem ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu

Re: [Finale] New Question

2007-06-20 Thread Carl Dershem
Rob Deemer wrote: The request for new topics plus the fact that there's a Mythbusters marathon going on got me thinking about confirming or busting a notation myth. I've heard many composers state that composing/arranging on paper with pencil is not only preferable but artistically better than

Re: [Finale] way off topic

2007-06-20 Thread Carl Dershem
Christopher Smith wrote: On 20.06.2007 Bob Florence wrote: Do you all know the term underscore as used on a computer keyboard. I do. However, a friend told me he always had trouble using this one. It's shift dash_. I want to use this in my e mail address. Heh, heh, I think I know why he

Re: [Finale] way off topic

2007-06-20 Thread Carl Dershem
Christopher Smith wrote: On Jun 20, 2007, at 8:59 PM, Carl Dershem wrote: Christopher Smith wrote: On 20.06.2007 Bob Florence wrote: Do you all know the term underscore as used on a computer keyboard. I do. However, a friend told me he always had trouble using this one. It's shift dash_

Re: [Finale] test

2007-06-17 Thread Carl Dershem
Bob Florence wrote: test Bob Florence Multiple-guess, essay, or fill-in-the-blank? cd -- http://www.livejournal.com/users/dershem/# http://members.cox.net/dershem ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu

Re: [Finale] errors in instrument.txt and ensembles.txt now trumpets

2007-06-06 Thread Carl Dershem
Aaron Rabushka wrote: Janacek's bass trumpets in the Sinfonietta, anyone? of the e-flat bass trumpet in the Rite of Spring? Did the Janacek a few years ago, and we used valve trombones for bass trumpets. For the ROS ... Peck-horns, anyone? :) cd --

Re: [Finale] printing to large format

2007-05-28 Thread Carl Dershem
Bob Shuster wrote: I've been trying to no avail to print a score to large (tabloid - 11x17) paper from Finale. I've tried adjusting the page setup, tried all sorts of stuff in the print dialog, tried all sorts of settings with my printer - all to no avail. Setup is MacPro (Intel) running OS

Re: [Finale] very OT: Orchestras by Howell

2007-05-28 Thread Carl Dershem
Raymond Horton wrote: I'll be here all week, folks. Don't forget to tip your waiters. How many degrees, and in what direction? cd -- http://www.livejournal.com/users/dershem/# http://members.cox.net/dershem ___ Finale mailing list

Re: [Finale] Languages

2007-05-27 Thread Carl Dershem
Henry E. Howey wrote: I wonder how much of the language fear is sheer ignorance. I learned Spanish at age 11. As a result, several other languages were later not such a problem. I tend to feel guilty when I'm in a country with a minority language that I don't know it. I dunno, but I can

Re: [Finale] Fwd: How to get 1/2 into a text expression

2007-05-20 Thread Carl Dershem
Christopher Smith wrote: Hi, this message didn't seem to make it through the first time I sent it (at least, I didn't get it back from the list!) C. The non-unicode ½ symbol is Alt-0189 cd -- http://www.livejournal.com/users/dershem/# http://members.cox.net/dershem

Re: [Finale] Removing embedded graphics

2007-05-19 Thread Carl Dershem
Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: Hi all, I'm sending this again. My requests about graphics here seem to vanish. There must be *somebody* who works with graphics in Finale! :) The first one didn't vanish, but: A) I don't use a Mac B) I've never embedded a graphic so I have no useful

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