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Hi all, On page 221 of Gould's "Behind Bars", it says "POSITION ON THE STAVE: A tremolo of only one stroke intersects a staff line." I am trying to do this with a melody of stroked 8th notes beamed in threes, (each note sounding as 16th notes). If anyone knows of a good published...

Hi Michel, Sometimes I opt to use a combination of hairpins and (in places where it is a little tight) the equivalent textual indications which I can usually place without collisions; cresc. or decresc. And if sections repeat, I try to be consistent in my choices across the piece. Good luck! I love ...

Thanks, everyone, for the replies! There was much food for thought down this rabbit hole!
Cheers and thanks,
Hector.

Hi all, Which format of "circa" should I use? I see all of these variations out there. My personal preference is A. I believe the full stop should not be used when the abbreviation of circa ends with the letter "a" (being the final letter of circa), but I stand to be corrected......

Thank you very much to all for the helpful advice and for the illustrations of score pages; it's appreciated!

Cheers and thanks again,
HP.

Hi all, On the first page of music when there is a movement number, should the composer's name and date appear above the level of the movement number, or below the level of the movement number? I could be convinced either way at the moment! Screen Shot 2023-05-25 at 3.46.49 pm.png Screen Shot 2023-0...

That's an elegant idea!
Many thanks
HP.

Thank you all, once again, for the expert advice! It has been a great help!
Cheers,
Hector.

Ah! Thank you for that info, Anders
Cheers,
HP.

Thanks, all! Your expertise is much appreciated. I have made all the corrections except for one... unfortunately Finale isn't allowing me to extend the 32nd note's secondary beams to the penultimate note. The Finale forum might know how I can achieve it, I'll head over there in due course :) Thank y...