Re: shortened flags affair, part 5 - length of notes extending far from staff

[Phil Holmes]

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Subject: Re: shortened flags affair, part 5 - length of notes extending far 
from staff


> > Gardner Read does not deal much with beam placement.  Kurt Stone
> > says that the beam in this case should straddle the middle line,
> > which Lily does (see image).  He says that for double and multiple
> > beams, stems are usually lengthened by half a space for each
> > additional beam, but when 3 or more beams are used there is no rigid
> > rule and a balance has to be struck between being too close to the
> > note head and being too long.  I actually think Lily does a pretty
> > good job here.
>
> Well, yes, but you are missing the point, I think: We are talking
> about stem lengths for notes with three or more ledger lines.

As far as I can see from the books, that makes almost no difference.  Stems 
for unbeamed notes still touch the middle staff line.  Ross shows that beams 
hang below the middle line for notes below C for the treble clef, whereas 
they straddle for the C.

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Phil Holmes