Re: [Finale] so helpful!

Thanks for this link. Didn’t knowing about this service. > On Sep 2, 2019, at 9:57 PM, Raymond Horton wrote: > > You can leave corrections if it misses a word. > > Raymond Horton > Composer/Arranger > Minister of Music, > Edwardsville (IN) United Methodist Church > Retired Bass Trombonist,

Re: [Finale] OT: Vocal Underlay of "Mrs.:

This is a pretty trivial matter, but since it is being discused, might as well get it right Interesting that you say MISSUS is the preferred form of the abbreviation “Mrs.”. Please provide your reference source. Missis and Missus are two different words with different uses: missis is the

Re: [Finale] OT: Vocal Underlay of "Mrs.:

t; >> FWIW (joking aside) my copy of Merriam Webster correctly identifies >> "missus" as dialect in one of the definitions, and I would rather avoid >> that implication. >> >>> On Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 11:12 AM Jon Delfin wrote: >>> >>> On

Re: [Finale] OT: Vocal Underlay of "Mrs.:

Missus isn’t even a word. (What else could you expect from composers?) > On Aug 27, 2019, at 12:05 PM, Jon Delfin wrote: > > For what it's worth, the sheet music for "Mrs. Robinson" uses "Mis-sus." > > On Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 11:54 AM Robert Patterson < > rob...@robertgpatterson.com> wrote: >

Re: [Finale] OT: Vocal Underlay of "Mrs.:

abbreviation of "Mistress", but no one says that > any more. Hence, there is no generally accepted way to spell it out how we > pronounce it. > > On Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 8:51 AM timothy price > wrote: > >> Isn’t Mrs. the abbreviation of Missis? Mis-sis. >

Re: [Finale] OT: Vocal Underlay of "Mrs.:

Isn’t Mrs. the abbreviation of Missis? Mis-sis. > On Aug 27, 2019, at 9:28 AM, Robert Patterson > wrote: > > Has anyone ever had to divide "Mrs." into two syllables for vocal underlay? > Any suggestions? > ___ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu

Re: [Finale] No success sending PDFs to Australia

I generally put files into Dropbox, or Icloud, (large file site) and give the access privileges to anyone who has requested the files. Easy tim > On May 14, 2019, at 7:28 AM, Raymond Horton wrote: > > An orchestra in Australia has purchased a copy of my orchestral transcription > of the

Re: [Finale] printing advice

This printer maxes out at 8.5 x 14 in just so people are aware... what composer would want it? tim On Apr 29, 2018, at 4:45 AM, Eric Dannewitz wrote: > Ugh, why not just buy a new printer > >

Re: [Finale] 9X12 paper

For works that I intend to last, I have been using Mohawk Solutions 18" by 12" Soft White i-tone linen paper. It is available from the www.thepapermillstore.com. You will find that there is a large selection of papers to chose from. It has been my experience that the best results are obtained

Re: [Finale] Percussion ghost sounds?

Am at a disadvantage, never having heard a ghost, however, the sound of wind and thunder are sometimes thought of as scary. Easy to do with a sampling synthesizer, having these sound programmed in as many do, or more cumbersome, with a thunder sheet and a wind machine. tim On Aug 14, 2017, at

Re: [Finale] Custom Drum Maps

Three thumbs up ! tim On Apr 26, 2017, at 7:53 AM, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: > It would be really great if Finale shipped with default percussion output that > automatically matched the VSTs provided, or, even better, if they would switch > to the system other programs use: drag this sound

Re: [Finale] Different type barlines at a specific place

Hi, Am curious why you want to do this at all? Am certainly no expert, but I cannot think of any "best practices" that would suggest this sort of staff change. If you share what it is you need the players to do, then perhaps there will be some suggestions forthcoming that will do what you

Re: [Finale] Finding Finale on your computer [was: Re: Finale Digest, Vol 165, Issue 1]

As a Mac user I can only expect that if you click on "Applications" under "places" in your Finder window, the newly installed program should appear in the alphabetical order, ie. after "Es". You can also run "Spotlght", the little magnifying glass on the top right of your screen. Type in

Re: [Finale] Break stem

My deepest sympathy. > On Feb 18, 2017, at 11:56 AM, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz > wrote: > > It's 4 pianos, 90 pages, 11x17 landscape, with tons of little adjustments and > changes because the composer's notation is idiosyncratic and often wrong

Re: [Finale] 3/2 vs. 6/4

3 measures of 2/4 is what you need. > On Dec 7, 2016, at 2:39 PM, "j...@thomastudios.com" > wrote: > > I agree with David and Raymond, 3/2. > > > *** > J D Thomas > ThomaStudios > > > >> On Dec 7, 2016, at 11:09 AM, Lee Dengler

Re: [Finale] For playback purposes only

: > It shouldn’t sound as a tempo change at all and it is not intended for the > musicians/conductor to follow any indication, therefore I don’t want any > markings in the score. It’s for Finale "playback purposes only”. Thanks > anyway. > > > On Nov 4, 2016, at 9:20,

Re: [Finale] For playback purposes only

Have asked that question myself and realized that having the tempo change visible in the score is helpful, if you hope to hear it performed that way. Conductors take liberties, as they might, but at least they would have a clear indication of YOUR intent first. Like with jazz, it is best to

Re: [Finale] Mac OS Sierra

Something which I have found to be very useful: I have partitioned my hard drive into 3 parts. I have different OS versions on two of them, and on the 3rd I have reserved exclusively to file storage. You could keep your old system on one drive, and upgrade on the other as you get to it, and

Re: [Finale] staff names

Am now getting two copies from the Finale list of all posts.. one is fine, and one is a mess. Yes, it has to be something has changed with my provider. It only occurs with the Finale list. Thanks for your help. tim On Oct 12, 2016, at 10:08 AM, David H. Bailey wrote: > Nor on mine either

Re: [Finale] staff names

ond Horton > Composer, Arranger > Minister of Music, Edwardsville (IN) United Methodist Church > Retired Bass Trombonist, Louisville Orchestra, 1971-2016 > > > On Oct 11, 2016 11:39 PM, "timothy price" <timothy.pr...@valley.net> wrote: > >> Point of order:

Re: [Finale] staff names

Point of order: Is anyone else receiving emails with an enormous amount of header material? Don't know what it for or why. thanks tim On Oct 11, 2016, at 11:07 PM, Ryszard Pusz wrote: > Hi, > > I am running Finale 2014 on Mac 10.7.5. How can I change the staff names from > the default? I

Re: [Finale] Instrument List Volumes

As I use an older version of Finale, v. 2011 which has been super for my needs, there may be newer ways to deal with your issue which has always been around, so far as I know. To deal with it, I always reset volumes for each instrument in the score at the beginning of new sections... or even

Re: [Finale] volume drop

What I suggest is to make sure that you have located the measure where the volume reduction begins, and that you have a copy of that section in another file for reference. Completely remove the measure stack in the section you are working with. Try playing playing the piece and see if the

Re: [Finale] Score Printing Question

On Mar 24, 2016, at 5:54 PM, Lee Actor wrote: > tabloid > (11x17) is unwieldy, tends to be floppy on many music stands, and doesn't > fit in most briefcases. Thank you Lee for telling us about your preferences. Noticed this section of West Side Story recording session. Watch, starting at

Re: [Finale] OT Music theory question

This seems the most simple and correct, imo. The Bb major chord is only altered by the tonic being raised a C. I think that this resulting chord, as a passing tone, could unimaginatively resolve to an F maj. second inversion. tim On Mar 24, 2016, at 2:56 PM, Steven Larsen wrote: > In a word,

Re: [Finale] Score Printing Question

For works that I intend to last, I have been using Mohawk Solutions 18" by 12" Soft White i-tone linen paper. It is available from the www.thepapermillstore.com. You will find that there is a large selection of papers to chose from. It has been my experience that the best results are obtained

Re: [Finale] flat seventh chord

>> “flat seventh” (a major triad with a flatted 7th.) This is the most obvious assumption, imo. On Mar 12, 2016, at 8:42 AM, Christopher Smith wrote: > If the term is being used correctly, it would be bVII in Roman numerals > (pronounced “flat seven”), and it would indeed be B flat major in

Re: [Finale] Stray things on PDF that I can't find

Graeme, Thanks for mentioning the Mac feature. As you know, 90 plus % of the time we are reading snafus regarding Microsoft and PCs. For us Mac users it is a pretty unproductive time spent reading other people's endless hassles and shortcomings with Microsoft. Cheers, tim On Feb 13,

Re: [Finale] OT: Laptop accessories

Agree with Christopher, however, i was raised on trackballs, so prefer them, without a cord, a trackball requires no additional space to move precisely and fast. For all graphics work, think trackballs are easier on the hand and arm. Again, personal choice. tim On Feb 5, 2016, at 8:00 PM,

[Finale] chord spelling

Asking for some help as I am not very familiar with this: I live about a mile from a rail line. Each engine has its own particular horn sound... some major, some 7th, some minor, diminished, etc.. But one in particular intrigues me: would describe it as being a G signature, but one of the E

Re: [Finale] chord spelling

, but yes, Virginia, we CAN come up with a name for it. Em(#11) would do it. Where do you live? All the trains around me sound the same. Christopher On Mon Jul 20, at MondayJul 20 11:00 AM, timothy price wrote: Asking for some help as I am not very familiar with this: I live about

Re: [Finale] chord spelling

Christopher, your #4 was what I was thinking would be most accurately reproduced. thanks again, tim On Jul 20, 2015, at 11:20 AM, Christopher Smith wrote: I was doing some more thinking about the chord, and for some people, saying #11 necessarily implies that a 7th is present. Maybe

Re: [Finale] StaffPad (for Windows Surface Pro 3)

On Apr 7, 2015, at 4:08 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote: If there was a way I could instead just sit down at any piano and reach into my bag and pull out a slim tablet computer with a stylus and just start writing… Yes, Hayden, Mozart, Beethoven...et.c., were very proficient with quill,

Re: [Finale] Changing slurred 8ths to 8th-16th

Just finished reading Score Rehearsal Preparation by Gary Stith in which he remarks about how composers might simply use text to clarify any possible ambiguity in the score. He invites text notes so that there is no time wasted in discussion of the intent of the score. .. simply tell us what

Re: [Finale] Changing slurred 8ths to 8th-16th

:00 PM, timothy price wrote: Just finished reading Score Rehearsal Preparation by Gary Stith in which he remarks about how composers might simply use text to clarify any possible ambiguity in the score. He invites text notes so that there is no time wasted in discussion of the intent

Re: [Finale] Garritan sounds SUCK! (was Garritan sounds just likeSmartMusic SoftSynth)

Mentioned this to Brian Williams but should have included all. Garritan sounds are somewhat harsh, but there is lots of tweeking you can do. One thing that I found helped a lot was recording the Finale file dry with Garritan, then loading that file into Garage Band and using that program for

Re: [Finale] Garritan sounds SUCK! (was Garritan sounds just like SmartMusic SoftSynth)

On Mar 6, 2015, at 1:46 PM, Brian Williams wrote: How is this possible? It isn't. Garritan is not the best, but way better than SoftSynth, imo. tim ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To

Re: [Finale] Finale Digest, Vol 139, Issue 21

Am running Finale 2011 and cmd R works fine for redraw. Ummm. Thanks for the info. tim On Feb 26, 2015, at 12:22 PM, Michael Dutka wrote: With my Mac, cmd 'R' did something weird, brought up a ruler bracket around the screen, but cmd 'D' worked great. Thanks for the suggestion, Mike

Re: [Finale] Finale Digest, Vol 139, Issue 21

Player-Teacher/Music Engraver On Feb 26, 2015, at 12:25 PM, timothy price timothy.pr...@valley.net wrote: Am running Finale 2011 and cmd R works fine for redraw. Ummm. Thanks for the info. tim ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https

Re: [Finale] Hairpins and Articulations Leaving 'Ghosts'

After repositioning, hit command R to redraw. tim On Feb 24, 2015, at 2:11 PM, Michael Dutka wrote: Hi, folks. Running 2010 on a Macbook Pro. I often have a problem when I want to reposition hairpins. I click the Smart Shapes tool, and either delete and re-enter them, or reposition them with

Re: [Finale] Drum rolls (help)

On May 31, 2014, at 3:39 PM, GERALD BERG wrote: I have not had to go there lately -- so cannot vouchsafe further on the matter. I use to notate my drum rolls in full for playback and increase the attack level throughout to get a reasonable sounding cresc. This is what I do too, and put

Re: [Finale] Spreadbury diary

Craig, you make an excellent point. But as a composer, it is nearly impossible to be confident that our manuscripts are what musicians are comfortable with. There is lacking, imo, the interface between the good composer, and the musicians, when it comes to the manuscript. It would be greatly

Re: [Finale] Spreadbury diary

I didn't imagine the extent of the problem. Like much of our society today, we are charged money for services of poor value. I don't believe that my work would get this sort of criticism. Craig wrote: You would think that if a publisher is renting a piece for $10,000 revenue a year (or

Re: [Finale] copying to layers

Assuming that you have active layer only on, I have no idea. On Mar 18, 2013, at 8:08 AM, Eric Fiedler wrote: FinMac 2012c This is embarrassing, as I used to do this all the time and it used to be easy - but I haven't done it for a while. I have two oboe parts and want to paste them into

Re: [Finale] OT: Selling PDFs (ot)

On Mar 28, 2012, at 12:03 AM, John Howell wrote: And I do think one has to realize that we ALL have to learn to trust people to do the right thing, Am glad that this observation is voiced by a musician. ( notice: Goldman Sachs, et al ) Perhaps this is the core issue facing a society that

Re: [Finale] (OT) ... I Pod question

Have purchased through Ebay in the past and have saved a lot of money gotten excellent results. http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313_nkw=ipod+batteries_sacat=See-All-Categories tim On Nov 10, 2011, at 5:05 PM, Dean M. Estabrook wrote: So, I've had my iPod

Re: [Finale] [OT] f-hole or F-hole / f-Loch oder F-Loch

On Oct 3, 2011, at 5:23 PM, John Howell wrote: books that show plates of top quality museum violins and have written descriptions of them. Does the name have anything to do with the shape if the letter? If so, then in English we would use f a lower case scripted character. This is

Re: [Finale] [OT] f-hole or F-hole / f-Loch oder F-Loch

Here is a pic. of the letter in Lucida Calligraph font. original post: f in Lucinda font.pdf Description: Adobe PDF document Good points, John. As for the correct placement of the cross stoke, it does not seem to be in the precisely correct location with this font. My

Re: [Finale] New desktop computer suggestions?

On May 24, 2011, at 8:17 AM, David W. Fenton wrote: But that's no different from a Mac (for which you don't have the choice of building your own, BTW). FYI, here is one of my long time favorite Mac stores, and their build your own page. http://www.powermax.com/bto/ best, timothy.price

Re: [Finale]Check range

When we use check range when writing for a competent community orchestra, is there any problem with setting the parameter to advanced for all instruments ? thanks, tim On May 13, 2011, at 7:09 PM, John Howell wrote: At 2:53 PM -0700 5/13/11, Mark D Lew wrote: Mahler writes the chorus

Re: [Finale]Check range

The difference between intermediate and advanced became a bit restrictive, most notably with the f french horns. The lowest written note permitted was a F in the base clef below middle C when I would like to take it down to the B. Actual pitch lowest sound would be, in intermediate , C ...

Re: [Finale] Cowbell

If you are getting sound at all now, using channel 10, Aria Player. Set the bank selection to Tap Space Percussion, and under that is VDL Combo Instruments, and under that is VDLite General MIDI Percussion Map. That gives me a cow bell. t On Apr 30, 2011, at 4:12 PM, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz

Re: [Finale] Cowbell

Hey Dennis, Have you set the channel to #10? Then, with my mac, i have no problem with cow bell using smartmusicsoftsynth. However, using the Gerritan Aria Player, set to Basic Orchestral Percussion, Channel 10, and under the Menu Bar, Midi/audio you should/might find Device Setup, then

Re: [Finale] Cowbell

For me, using a single line staff, it shows a 5 lines staff in that measure when you enter the note with speedy entry, and it sets it where a the map places it, if you have it mapped to cow bell, patch 88; that should be preset for you all ready. (mine shows it placed on b natural; don't know

Re: [Finale] Cowbell

On Apr 30, 2011, at 5:27 PM, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: Thanks for locating the cowbell for me. Mercy, Dennis, how long have you been living in Vermont ? :-) t timothy.price timothy.pr...@valley.net ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu

Re: [Finale] Re: OT What Makes Music Expressive

Back to this subject for a moment: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/04/18/science/20110419- music-expression.html?nl=todaysheadlinesemc=thab1 The page that comes up for me has a test of pieces performed by human and machines, and the mixture of the two. We are asked to pick the

Re: [Finale] VOCAL PART on top

With the STAFF tool selected, go to the bar at the top of the screen, and under STAFF you should find reorder staves. Open it. If the voice part is by itself, then highlight the voice staff by clicking on it, using the arrows to the right side of the window, click the up arrow till the voice

Re: [Finale] [OT] keyboard and mouse dying / suggestions for new devices?

Question about Magic Track Pad For my architectural work, as well as for all graphic and music programs, I agree, and have used the Turbo Mouse for many years, and currently use a wireless version. The greatest benefit to me, besides economy of movement, is that it supports all of the weight

Re: [Finale] [OT] keyboard and mouse dying / suggestions for new devices?

On Apr 7, 2011, at 8:46 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: If you're using a conventional mouse properly Who on this list would think of using a conventional mouse improperly :-) timothy.price timothy.pr...@valley.net ___ Finale mailing list

Re: [Finale] notation for synthesizer

Where the synth is not used extensively, I have placed it near the percussion staves, (similar to the piano part) but expecting a percussionist would be able to play the part. The score indicates the patch number, the note and duration, an indication of what the patch represent, and the

Re: [Finale] [OT] plural of rubato = rubati?

On Mar 26, 2011, at 2:27 PM, Chuck Israels wrote: He took a picture of my brother and I so often that I am forced to accept that it has become common usage, and I can't wrap my brain around that. Makes me want to scream the correction at the offending parties. But not understanding the

Re: [Finale] [OT] plural of rubato = rubati?

On Mar 26, 2011, at 10:16 PM, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: (between you and me as between you and I). Object form in place of subject. The American tendency to overcorrect especially applies to foreign placenames, perhaps out of a sense of respect, political correctness, or fear of

Re: [Finale] OT: Darcy Argue

Perhaps some on the list would enjoy this video of the Secret Society, On Canvas http://video.whyy.org/video/1383585488/ tim On Nov 21, 2010, at 6:26 PM, Randolph Peters wrote: There is a nice article (and video) of Finale List member Darcy Argue in Saturday's Globe and Mail.

Re: [Finale] Elegant way of working with hidden staves in score?

and professional way of working with this? Using Fin2010 on Win. Thanks /D ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale timothy price timothy.pr...@valley.net

Re: [Finale] Organ music page size

Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale timothy price timothy.pr...@valley.net ___ Finale mailing

Re: [Finale] indication of hands in keyboard music

Having never seen any other example of your 2nd notation, No. 1 looks like most of the keyboard literature I have. Looks normal to me and easy to understand, especially with only one voice part. Sometimes, with 4 or 5 voices, it gets problematic and a r.h. or l.h. may be added , and then

Re: [Finale] Hours of work lost -

open, it was already corrupted when both copies were made. Harold At 18:37 -0400 07/05/10, timothy price wrote: Did you not have a copy of the file also? This is usually the case with Finale. Also, I always do a save as, every time I close a file after working on it. That way, I

Re: [Finale] Hours of work lost -

the file through -39. But fortunately, going to the previous day's file, I can redo the score to the form I had finally arrive at, and do it quickly with no errors. tim On May 8, 2010, at 7:14 AM, Christopher Smith wrote: On Fri May 7, at FridayMay 7 7:17 PM, timothy price wrote: I

[Finale] Re: Question on performance

alternative would perhaps be to remove the 16 feet registers from the pedal and play that line in the pedal, one octave lower, and then quickly add the 16 feet and continue playing in the pedal. Hope it helps, Pedro drei...@gmail.com On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 14:58, timothy price timothy.pr

Re: [Finale] Hours of work lost -

, erased and started anew. Any hope here? Thanks, Harold ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale timothy price timothy.pr...@valley.net ___ Finale mailing list

Re: [Finale] Hours of work lost -

, it was already corrupted when both copies were made. Harold At 18:37 -0400 07/05/10, timothy price wrote: Did you not have a copy of the file also? This is usually the case with Finale. Also, I always do a save as, every time I close a file after working on it. That way, I will always have

Re: [Finale] Organ dynamics

Am adding the earlier email, John. It seems to suggest that dynamics not be included in writing for the organ today. That was something I would like to make clear: that dynamics are important in indicating how a piece is to be interpreted, according to the composer. Have no idea why explicit

Re: [Finale] Organ dynamics

On Apr 17, 2010, at 7:50 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: The player could tell from the content of the music what was intended in regard to all of those parameters. So can any properly-trained modern organist. That may be the problem with the academic world view of music, thus one might read a

Re: [Finale] Organ dynamics

On Apr 18, 2010, at 4:24 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: On 18 Apr 2010 at 9:40, timothy.price wrote: On Apr 17, 2010, at 7:50 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: The player could tell from the content of the music what was intended in regard to all of those parameters. So can any properly-trained modern

Re: [Finale] OT: blowing air through brass instruments

On Mar 14, 2010, at 2:03 PM, Robert Patterson wrote: reversing the mouthpiece *definitely* does. As radical an idea as actual experimentation may be, I tried it on my trumpet, and by gosh, you get a much louder sound using the reversed mouthpiece. Imagine that ! timothy.key.price

Re: [Finale] OT: minor 6th

On Oct 2, 2009, at 8:06 PM, Guy Hayden wrote: You have ACEbG. Half diminished in sound but what came before it and what comes after it? Playing in the key of Eb: BbCE G: ACEbG; ACEbF; etc. timothy price timothy.pr...@valley.net

Re: [Finale] OT: minor 6th

On Oct 2, 2009, at 8:06 PM, Guy Hayden wrote: You have ACEbG. Half diminished in sound but what came before it and what comes after it? Correction, Playing in the key of Eb: BbCEbG: ACEbG; ACEbF; etc. timothy price timothy.pr...@valley.net

Re: [Finale] OT: mutes for flügelhorns?

horn is used which would not sound satisfying with trombone or horn instead? timothy price timothy.pr...@valley.net ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

[Finale] Quarter-tone music

timothy price [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Dennis, Was wondering if you had a site where I could stream or download (listen to) anything using quarter-tones? Have never heard any music, to my knowledge, composed as such. What is the basic tonality? I mean, does it mater, whether

[Finale] the musicians had higher IQ scores than the non-musicians

FYI Musicians use both sides of their brains more frequently than average people Vanderbilt University Thu, 02 Oct 2008 06:11 UTC Supporting what many of us who are not musically talented have often felt, new research reveals that trained musicians really do think differently than the

Re: [Finale] Orchestre national de Lyon

)? John At 11:43 PM + 2/25/06, John Bell wrote: and Ma Mere l'Oye of course. On 25 Feb 2006, at 17:29, John Bell wrote: Also the works of Byrd and Birtwhistle I suspect. John On 25 Feb 2006, at 14:50, timothy price wrote: Alas, is it true then that Le Coq d'Or, Firebird