Hi, Everyone...
I'm notating a song in 6/8 time and in one spot it has syncopated
rhythm, and I'm not sure which way is the proper way to notate it!
There are 4 notes in the measure, each getting 1.5 counts - would
this be portrayed with 4 dotted-eighth notes? Or would you do dotted-
On Dec 3, 2006, at 4:31 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
However, when I use Finale I am forced to use the show in concert
pitch
option because when I enter a note for a transposed instrument,
let's say a
written F for horn (sounding Bb) the note that Finale plays isn't
the real note,
the
Hi, Everyone...
I have never notated for orchestra before and have a few
questions... I'm using Finale 2007/Mac. I'm a little confused about
the transposing instruments. I've gone through the tutorial on how
to select the proper staves, etc., for each instrument. If I'm
notating, for
Thanks for the recommendations!
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On Jul 28, 2006, at 7:32 PM, Chuck Israels wrote:
I think what you want is what jazz musicians call a fall-off.
There are symbols for that in the Jazz font and in Bill Duncan's
new articulations font. Short of that, you can use a downward
glissando symbol at an angle around 45°
On Jun 29, 2006, at 4:50 PM, Robert Patterson wrote:
Using TGTools, you can optimize any staff no matter what's on it. I
can't imagine doing staff optimization w/o TGTools, esp. for large
numbers of staves. It would be like returning to the Stone Age.
How do you get these TG Tools? I go
On Jul 15, 2006, at 9:22 AM, Johannes Gebauer wrote:
It is most certainly not the same on Mac, this option is and was
never present on the Mac version.
I would just be happy if it WORKED on the Mac version! I'm still in
2005b and when I switched my OS to Tiger, for some reason the Open
On Jul 28, 2006, at 1:40 PM, Aaron Sherber wrote:
A lite version of TGTools is bundled with Finale, but I don't know
much about it. The full version, which I find indispensable, is
available for purchase from tgtools.com.
Thanks so much, Aaron!
- Jacki
Hi, Everyone - I'm doing a vocal arrangement in Finale 2005b Mac, and
I'm wondering what the proper symbol would be for a slide down in
the vocals - a slight drop in pitch but not really notes...?
Thanks for any tips!
Jacki
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Thanks so much for the explanation and response!
- Jacki
On Jul 19, 2006, at 5:32 PM, A-NO-NE Music wrote:
Jacki Barineau / 2006/07/19 / 05:14 PM wrote:
Later on, the same chord is used that does include a G... Does this
change things?! :)
Yes, very much.
The reason why 6/9 chord
Hi, Everyone - Another chord question for you! This song is in Cm
and the chord is spelled:
Ab - C - Eb - F - Bb - Eb
Would this be an AbMaj13?
The chord before it is an Eb. The chord after it is a Cm. This
chord is kind of a suspended sounding chord that does not resolve.
Thanks!
On Jul 19, 2006, at 5:01 PM, A-NO-NE Music wrote:
A-NO-NE Music / 2006/07/19 / 04:58 PM wrote:
It's Ab69 since there is no D in it.
I meant G. Sorry!
Later on, the same chord is used that does include a G... Does this
change things?! :)
Hi, Everyone - I sent this question a few days ago and haven't gotten
a response yet - does anyone know how to do this?!
Thanks!
On Jun 26, 2006, at 10:31 PM, Jacki Barineau wrote:
Okay - now that I've got this chord figured out... :)
How can I tell Finale what notes to play for each chord
Does it look like they've fixed the tie problem as far as not being
able to put half ties in certain places?!
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On Jun 24, 2006, at 8:50 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote:
Right -- F6/9#11) is the most concise non-compound chord notation.
Hi, Everyone... I just have one more question about this chord! I'm
just curious why it wouldn't be referred to as an F2/6(#4) or F2/
#4/6...?
Thanks!
Jacki
On Jun 26, 2006, at 8:47 PM, Christopher Smith wrote:
The short answer: just because. (shrug)
LOL - makes sense :)
Okay - next problem! I'm trying to put F6/9(#11) above the staff,
but it keeps changing it to F6/E!! I made sure simplify spelling
is off and I even went in to edit the
Thanks! That worked great - though tedius :)
On Jun 26, 2006, at 10:04 PM, Christopher Smith wrote:
On Jun 26, 2006, at 9:42 PM, Jacki Barineau wrote:
On Jun 26, 2006, at 8:47 PM, Christopher Smith wrote:
The short answer: just because. (shrug)
LOL - makes sense :)
Okay - next
Okay - now that I've got this chord figured out... :)
How can I tell Finale what notes to play for each chord? What I've
tried seems to only let you alternate the root or bass if I'm
understanding it correctly. Well, obviously for chords like this and
even Maj9ths I have to ADD notes to
On Jun 24, 2006, at 10:19 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote:
Both are correct. What you write depends on the context: is this
chord symbol just a label above a fully written-out piano part, or
is it above slash marks?
If the specific triadic G-over-F voicing is crucial, and it's above
slash
On Jun 25, 2006, at 4:07 AM, Dennis W. Manasco wrote:
I think that most keyboard players (of which I am minimally one)
would recognize either notation, but would assume that you were
asking specifically for a particular voicing (F chord in the bass
and G chord in the treble) with the
Hi, Everyone!
Okay - I've got another jazz chord I'm trying to figure out. It's
basically a G chord in the treble (G-B-D) with an F chord in the bass
(F-A-C). Is this some sort of F13#4? Or what would you call this?!
It definitely has the F flavor to it. It is in the key of G (Em)
On Jun 24, 2006, at 8:50 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote:
Right -- F6/9#11) is the most concise non-compound chord notation.
Thanks, Everyone, for the responses! I'm learning a lot here! Okay,
so which would be better to use - the compound GoverF or the
F6/9#11 - I mean which would a
Hi, Everyone - for some reason suddenly the hyphens separating
syllables are not putting just 1 dash like it usually does, but it's
putting 2-3 dashes in between syllables and it looks silly! How can
I set this back to just putting 1 dash for each hyphen. I'm not sure
what I changed to
Thanks so much for the help! That was just weird because it's never
happened before :)
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Hi, Everyone...
Is there some easy way to change all chords in a song to invert the
top note down to the bottom? For example, I have a song that has
soprano, alto, tenor all together in one layer on a staff and I need
to switch the order to have the alto note become the soprano note,
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On Jun 20, 2006, at 5:20 PM, Chuck Israels wrote:
I don't know how the canonic utility works. If you figure out
something, please let us know.
Wow - that worked like a charm!!! Much easier than the explode/
implode option... All you do is go under Mass Edit, choose the
Canonic
On Jun 19, 2006, at 5:45 AM, dhbailey wrote:
That's in the Playback Controls. Click on the little speaker icon
to open the Playback Settings dialog, then click on Playback
Options. Uncheck the boxes for the four boxes which have labels
that begin Play Recorded and you'll get the notation
Hi, Everyone... I've created a midi file from Digital Performer.
It's a piano part and I used the sustain pedal throughout the song.
It has carried over into Finale when I imported the midi file.
However, the off doesn't seem to be working and I get a jumbled
mess! Is there some way
On Jun 18, 2006, at 10:44 PM, Cecil Rigby wrote:
you don't say what version or platform you're using...
Sorry about that! I keep forgetting... I'm running FinMac 2005b.
Your instructions did work, though, so thanks so much! One other
question now that's midi related. How can I get
Hi, Everyone - I have a song where just 2 measures need layers for 3
voices. The last beat of the measure, all 3 notes are back together
rhythm-wise and I need the stems and flags to all match up again
(they're 8th notes). When I flip the stems, it's showing multiple
flags... What do
On May 8, 2006, at 2:45 PM, Aaron Sherber wrote:
For that single 8th note, put all the notes on a single stem in
layer 1, like a chord. In the other layers, put in an eighth rest
and hide it so it doesn't display.
Or you may find that it looks better to leave the notes in separate
On May 7, 2006, at 7:39 AM, Christopher Smith wrote:
Implode is what you want. You will have to create a new dummy staff
which will be deleted afterward directly under the target staff.
Let's call the earlier passage A and the later passage B. Copy A to
the dummy staff so that it is
Hi, Everyone...
Is there some easy way to merge notes together... For example, I
have a section of single notes and I want to merge another section of
single notes by copying them and pasting onto the other section but
add to those notes instead of replacing them like normal pasting
On May 6, 2006, at 9:27 PM, Eric Dannewitz wrote:
Have you perhaps checked the Manual under MERGING MUSIC?
I did a search on merge and nothing came up... Sorry.
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On May 6, 2006, at 9:27 PM, Eric Dannewitz wrote:
Have you perhaps checked the Manual under MERGING MUSIC?
Okay - now I did a search on merging music and nothing came up
either! I did find merging music in the index, but when I click on
it, it takes me to something called imploding
Hi, Everyone...
I'm trying to put a Cbmaj9 chord symbol in the key of Gb major but
every time I enter it, Finale changes it to read Bmaj9. How can I
make it leave it as a Cbmaj9??!!
Thanks!
Jacki
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On May 4, 2006, at 2:15 PM, Rafael wrote:
Chord tool menu. Uncheck the simplify spelling option.
That should do it.
THANK you!
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Hi, Everyone...
Is there some way to extract, for example, the top note in every
chord in a song? Or the middle note or bottom note? I have a song
that is 3-part harmony, all on 1 staff, no layers. Can this be done
simply, or do I have to manually erase the notes I don't want?! What
notes were tied... Seems Finale should be
able to handle something as common as this, but at least that made it
look right!
- Jacki
On May 2, 2006, at 10:04 PM, Éric Dussault wrote:
Le 06-05-02 à 21:47, Jacki Barineau a écrit :
I'm having another problem with a needed backwards tie that's
Thanks a bunch! Got it to work :)
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I'm having another problem with a needed backwards tie that's not
working :(
It's right after a repeat sign. The last beat of the measure with
the repeat contains an Eb chord (Eb, G, Bb) that has a tie I've
shortened in length to go with the first chord in the first measure
that gets
On May 2, 2006, at 9:54 PM, Éric Dussault wrote:
have you tried checking «tie end» when, in speedy, you ctrl-option
click the measure?
When I ctrl-option click the measure, nothing happens :(
I'm using Fin-Mac 2005b BTW... The other weird thing is even though
it's putting the backwards
On Apr 29, 2006, at 10:30 PM, A-NO-NE Music wrote:
By the way, if the first chord, the correct version:
G - F - Cb - Eb - G - Bb
is supposed to be reproduced exactly how it is, it must be spelled 'Eb
over G7'.
Thanks for the ongoing discussion about this!! I'm learning a lot
from you
On Apr 29, 2006, at 11:47 AM, Stan Lord wrote:
Just played this on the pno. and it sounds odd, in that I don't
know the context.
What are the preceding chord and melody and bass notes, and the
following?
Thanks, everyone, for helping me figure this out! Okay - I've taken
a snapshot of
On Apr 29, 2006, at 1:52 PM, Chuck Israels wrote:
Looks (and sounds) to me as if the C flat continues in that
measure, which makes perfect sense harmonically. The result is not
a C minor chord at all, it's a G 7 #5#9, and everything is right in
the world of normal, functional, jazz
Hi, Everyone - I have a song with lots of jazz chords that I've
never used before and need some help in how to display them
properly! For example, a G7 (#5, #9) - how can I make it display
with the #5 then the #9 underneath? Like this:
G7(#5
#9)
(except with only 1 set of
I knew I'd have another question as soon as I sent the last note!
It's been 23 years since I took music theory in college, and though I
remember a lot, this song interpretation is really challenging my old
brain here!! What I did is have the piano player play the song into
a midi file so
On Apr 28, 2006, at 7:28 PM, ThomaStudios wrote:
Always put the highest altered extension on top, and go down in
order. IOW:
#9
#5
in one ( )
Thanks a bunch for the clarification! Now the question is - how do I
DO this in Finale?! I mean - how do I make it put these 2 intervals
in
On Apr 27, 2006, at 4:26 PM, Aaron Sherber wrote:
What you show here is correct practice. See, for example, Gardner
Read, Music Notation, p. 227. Read points out that while repeat
signs often coincide with bar lines, they are not *actually* bar
lines.
He says: When a change of meter or
Hi, Everyone - Is there some way to tell Finale NOT to play back the
chords that are entered above a staff line? I need to hear the song
without the chords Finale is trying to play :)
Thanks!
Jacki
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On Apr 27, 2006, at 9:33 PM, Carl Dershem wrote:
Under the Chords pull-down menu, the last item is Enable chord
playback. Un-check that, and it should go away.
THANK you! I really appreciate it!
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Hi, Everyone - I read in the manual how to shorten the stems of
beamed notes. However, when I do so, the beams disappear (not even
leaving flags in their place)! I'm using Finale Mac version 2005b.
How do I get the stems shortened without losing my beams?!
Thanks!
Jacki
Dannewitz wrote:
Speedy Entry. Command-click (on Mac) or Control-Click the measure,
and then you'll see it.
Also look in the online documentation under Edit Frame.
Jacki Barineau wrote:
Hi, Everyone...
Is there some way to have a tie extend over a repeat situation?
For example, a first
Hi, Everyone...
Is there some way to have a tie extend over a repeat situation? For
example, a first and second ending where the first note in the ending
is tied to the last note in the measure preceding the endings? I
guess I need something like a little half tie to go with the first
On Mar 27, 2006, at 12:00 AM, Carl Dershem wrote:
Or maybe just Select Partial Measures, Copy the music, add in a
beat, then Paste the selected music?
Interestingly, This is what I tried the first time (before I wrote
the list asking for help!) - and it worked at the beginning but about
On Mar 26, 2006, at 11:51 PM, Noel Stoutenburg wrote:
So, to particularize my response: in the first measure where the
melody was in the wrong place, after making certain that the rebar
music box was _not_ checked I'd make certain that the values in
the measures in the range of otpion
On Mar 26, 2006, at 3:54 AM, Noel Stoutenburg wrote:
Maybe. But since the exact details of how to do it depend upon
knowing more about your score, more information would be useful.
Does the part of the music you need to shift lie in only one layer?
Only one staff? All staves?
Sorry for
Hi - I'm working on a song and even though I've chosen for it not to let
lyrics collide, they are doing so! Instead of manually having to space out
every single spot this is happening, is there some automatic way of doing
this?!
Thanks!
Jacki
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on 6/18/05 3:42 PM, Harold Owen wrote:
Jacki,
Go to Options/Document Options/Music Spacing and check Lyrics under
Avoid collision Select measures where lyrics collide, and press
4, then update the layout. If that doesn't solve the problem, you may
have to use Fit Music to arrange for
on 6/18/05 4:23 PM, Christopher Smith wrote:
If you have locked the systems (in Mass Edit, little non-printing
padlocks show up in the right-hand margin) then Finale is prevented
from re-flowing crowded measures to the next system. Select All and
find Unlock Systems in the Mass Edit menu (on
Hi - Is there an easy way to move a note or group of notes from one clef to
the other? I'm working on a piano part that's split point moved around a
lot, so I now have several notes in the treble that need to move down to the
bass. Is there some way of doing this without just deleting the note
Thanks a bunch, everyone, for the bad news! I'd rather know what's wrong
than continue to notate incorrectly! I just feel so rusty on all this -
it was over 20 years ago that I was in college as a composition major, and
I'm really just now getting back into serious notating! So I appreciate you
Boy, it looks like I really stirred things up with my question about
suspended chords, etc.!! Hope this one is more straightforward!
I was wondering which is the proper way to notate syncopated rhythms for
vocals... Whether, for example, it's better to use all 16th's and tie the
syncopated
Hi, Everyone...
I was wondering what the rule is as far as when to call a chord a
suspended chord or an add X chord. For example, a Gsus4 - meaning G in
the root, then C, then D... I have seen this same chord sometimes labelled
as a GaddC or Gadd4. Is it only referred to as the suspended 4th
on 4/25/05 1:01 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote:
* Some guy I knew at NEC wrote a tune called What a Friend We Have in
Gsus.
Oh how funny!! :)
Thanks for the explanations, everyone - I think I get it now! Basically, if
a chord has the root, third, and fifth and then an additional note - it's an
Hi again, Everyone... I'm trying to use hyperscribe for the first time and
can't figure out how to get it to slow down the tempo during recording! I'm
use the internal metronome (not tap tempo) and have set the tempo in the
playback controls at 70. If I choose playback it plays at that speed.
on 4/25/05 5:13 PM, Jacki Barineau wrote:
Hi again, Everyone... I'm trying to use hyperscribe for the first time and
can't figure out how to get it to slow down the tempo during recording! I'm
use the internal metronome (not tap tempo) and have set the tempo in the
playback controls at 70
Hi, Everyone - It's been a long time since I've done any notation or
transcription for people for a fee. I wondered what the going rates are
these days? I used to charge $10 per page 20 years ago! Is there a per
page rate that most people use now? What about for transcription from a CD
Hey, Everyone...
Working on a time crunch here and can't seem to find this in the manual -
I'm sure I'm just not using the correct search terms - that seems to always
be my problem! What Finale calls things isn't what I would think they would
be called!
Anyway - I have a score with 3 vocal
on 4/13/05 2:46 PM, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote:
How's this work for you: Staff Tool, grab staff handles and drag them into
place, then Staff | Sort staves and Staff | Respace staves?
Thanks, Dennis - That got it! Okay - is there any easy/quick way to move
the chords to the new top staff?!
on 2/23/05 6:26 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
When I've come across this type of thing it hasn't been notated, it's
something you add as an improvised ornament.
Would the standard glissando mark be used for this?
I've seen the indication bend in some music which wants this type of thing,
on 2/23/05 6:01 PM, dhbailey wrote:
Generally I've seen this with the recorder on top (I just checked a
German edition of a Handel Cantata for soprano and recorder and
keyboard) with the vocal line next, and the keyboard (or other
instrumental accompaniment) parts underneath that.
Thanks,
on 2/24/05 10:58 AM, John Howell wrote:
It isn't part of Baroque recorder technique, but I'd suggest using
the jazz signs for pull up and fall off to get the idea across.
Also, just to make sure you know, unless your player asks for
something else it should be notated in treble clef at
Title: Re: [Finale] Notation for Recorder
on 2/24/05 1:18 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It just said bend in italics. I think sometimes there was a diagonal line too . I must admit I've not seen it very often as I tend to stay away from jazz in case it makes me ill. :-)
LOL!! :)
Thanks,
Hi - I'm notating a song that has a vocal staff and an alto recorder staff.
Is there a rule about which staff should be the top one in each system?
The recorder begins the song, then the vocals take over, then the recorder
re-enters in the middle of the song...
Thanks!
Jacki
Hi, Everyone - I have another question about notating for alto recorder!
Does anyone know how you notate those slides they do - like when they hit
a low note and kind of float up to a higher note? Or when they hit a note
and kind of droop down to the next note. Don't know if I'm explaining
this
on 2/21/05 3:53 PM, Christopher Smith wrote:
Jacki,
You'll have to respace it before updating layout.
The easiest way to respace is Mass Edit tool, Select All (cmd-A) then
hit the number 4 over the E and R keys, which is the MetaTool for Note
Spacing. You may have to unlock the systems
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