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Justin Welch
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  		   Posted 11/19/2010 5:19 PM (GMT -6)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Grace notes would be too fast I assume, and I need it in one measure.

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  		   Posted 11/19/2010 5:23 PM (GMT -6)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Just create a time signature that will cover the number of beats, and display as another time signature.

For instance, one of my cadenzas is a 26/4 bar, displayed as 2/4.

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  		   Posted 11/19/2010 5:25 PM (GMT -6)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Gah, why didn't I think about that? >.<
Thanks.

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  		   Posted 11/19/2010 5:44 PM (GMT -6)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
The other way is built into Finale. In the measure tool>measure attributes, choose "Position Notes Evenly Across Measure".

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  		   Posted 11/20/2010 11:34 AM (GMT -6)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
I write out the cadenza using whatever time signature is appropriate for that motif. That might mean every measure will have a different time signature, but that's okay. When done, I simply hide the measure lines and time signatures. Fiddle with the spacing a bit. Be careful that every note that had an accidental-ed note before it has the correct current accidental.

This is really the easiest way because if I want to change something, I just have to change the time signature(s) for that section, instead of having to rejig the entire cadenza--which I would have to do if I used one time signature like "67/4 + 1/8."

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  		   Posted 11/20/2010 9:50 PM (GMT -6)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
When a cadenza equals at least one system, using a time signature that makes the measure equal the whole system width can improve the flow. See the attachment for details. A similar approach can also be used for the cadenza portion when regular measures and all or part of the cadenza are in the same system.

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Post Edited (Graeme Gilmore) : 11/20/2010 9:48:55 PM (GMT-6)


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