... 'Fraid not. Hank didn't play it on any of the Midwest tours I played with him in the mid-'70s. He had enough trouble with the MicroMoog synthesizer,...
John Howell
John.Howell@...
Mar 16, 2010 4:44 pm
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From: Ned Phoenix If every downbeat requires an upbeat, then every upbeat requires a downbeat. How about making the first bar complete, beginning with a 1/4...
... Very logical on its face, but in practice I've found it almost always confusing. Only the conductor with a full score sees that nobody plays on the first...
John Howell
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Mar 16, 2010 4:58 pm
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... Surely not! At least not in classical music and classical notation. John -- John R. Howell, Assoc. Prof. of Music Virginia Tech Department of Music ...
... You've mentioned this several times before, and I don't understand it. Are you talking about improvisation with the "jazz guys" or ensemble playing being...
Does anyone know how to make a Sibelius file "forget" a video - I had one loaded, removed it, and now it always tries to load it again... -- with best wishes,...
You might try using "save as" I have had similar problems with scores which became so large that i decided to break them up. The resulting files still took up...
GinnyAtwell@...
Mar 16, 2010 6:30 pm
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This is certainly a workable solution. I think this discussion points out the fact that notation is not an exact science. There are often a number of ways to...
... Why does classical always have to be correct? It makes sense to me to have a double bar line after the pick-up measure because it marks the first strong...
... Hmm. I have never received any training as a conductor, tho' I have been invited to direct a lot of professional orchestras and bands, but I would feel...
OK, I'll give him time. Until then, Luddy, check Wikipedia. All I remember about Mancini playing the thumb piano was, at rehearsal, he was sitting at the...
... If I were playing in the group and had to start things off, I'd sure request that you do so Adrian. And if it were just the piano with strings at a slow...
... Sure, for a 32-bar song, but all that proves is that different types of music use different notational conventions. I'd be very surprised to see a double...
John Howell
John.Howell@...
Mar 16, 2010 8:56 pm
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... And what you're comfortable with will probably convey exactly what you want it to. Eyebrows can convey a lot! My teachers' point (and they all agreed on...
John Howell
John.Howell@...
Mar 16, 2010 9:00 pm
57075
I was always taught to give a full bar count for nothing to prepare the players for the tempo. E G 1 2 3 4 1 -- then the unaccented pick up note. Phil ... ...
... Going to Play > Video and Time > Remove Video should do the job. -- Daniel Spreadbury Senior Product Manager | Sibelius R & D Avid Unit 20-23 City North ...
... Perhaps you could send the score to me via YouSendIt.com (best not to send a large score with many graphics to the list or to my direct email address) and...
... memory ... Page' ... templates, can ... Because you can create blank pages anywhere in the score, not just at the start where a title page specifically...
Ginny I don't know the extent of your job or its full layout intention. I prepare all of my tutor books and handbooks usng MS Publisher and import the music...
Hi Listers! Attached are two scores, the original and the same score. but without second parts that share single staves. My practice has been to set each score...
Wallace DePue
wdepue@...
Mar 16, 2010 10:03 pm
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Without having looked at your scores, Walli, the "compare" function (in Sib. 6) is wonderful. Open both scores and then go to the Compare icon. click it, do...
... Dif'rent strokes. My studies were in grad school and strictly classical. (*I* was not strictly classical, but my course work was!) But I can tell you...
John Howell
John.Howell@...
1:30 am
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Dangerous in terms of inviting someone to guess wrong about what you're doing, and coming in early. It all depends on how it's done, of course, but I've seen...
John Howell
John.Howell@...
1:46 am
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I didn't think you did, but I didn't save the message. John ... -- John R. Howell, Assoc. Prof. of Music Virginia Tech Department of Music College of Liberal...
John Howell
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1:46 am
57086
... The improv, of course. Wouldn't catch US doing that, man!! John -- John R. Howell, Assoc. Prof. of Music Virginia Tech Department of Music College of...
John Howell
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1:48 am
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... You mean you never played any improvised viola solos with Hank - or in Broadway shows - or -- anywhere? Guess not. Paul...
The practice of counting off in a conductorless band, (which is most "jazz" bands about 95% of the time) requires the whole band, or at least those playing at...
