RE: transposing instruments

[James Lowe]

Also you should probably consider any layout tweaks AFTER the transposition 
rather than the 'copying out stage'. I say that after spending ages getting 
that dynamic f or fermata 'just so' and then transpose it only to find now that 
that extra padding looks silly with the notes shifted. :)

Yes it seems obvious now!






-----Original Message-----
From: address@hidden on behalf of David Rogers
Sent: Sat 7/17/2010 14:31
To: address@hidden
Subject: Re: transposing instruments
 
* Wols Lists <address@hidden> [2010-07-17 10:41]:

>As I said, horses for courses, but I play the trombone, so original
>source may be Bf or C, and my output parts may be Bf or C. So I find it
>simpler just to transpose everything to C when copying the music in,
>then transpose it back to what I want when outputting it.


It depends which part of the process you would like to be error-prone, I
guess. I believe any mental transposition that may be required is
inherently the weak link in the process and should be eliminated.
Therefore I would suggest typing "as written" no matter what that may
be, and using the built-in transposing commands to accomplish any
changes that may be required. That way, it's less difficult to check the
typing for errors.

-- 
David

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