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Here's a page from my great-grandfather's Maths book.

I keep the paper straight, perpendicular to the desk, and the line from my elbow to pen is straight down, and perpendicular to my body.
The pen rests on my third finger, while my first and thumb act like tweezers either side.

Perhaps a light-hearted thread of 'face-palm' mistakes in scores:

Here's the video:

https://asmac.org/videos/asmac-presents ... he-course/

And indeed, a copy called (ironically) Coda Scores has just started advertising this service on Finale and Dorico forums.

I suspect lots of engravers are 'doing their research' at the moment...

Keep 'em coming, John. This is all brilliant stuff. It really should be in a book.

Felipe Copaja wrote: ↑02 Sep 2024, 03:23 Where can the be watched?

Felipe

Here:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... rvloMkGPo_

Yes: I dare say "give me your Finale files and I'll return a Dorico one" could be lucrative.

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