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| Posted By : Hector Pascal - 11/21/2016 8:31 PM | Hi all,
In this keyboard music, the right hand is notated in the top staff and the left hand in the lower staff. (see picture)
I am now considering notating both hands on the lower staff using stems up/down etc. (see other picture)
Which is preferable? Any advice from experts/editors/publisher types on the forum would be appreciated!
Cheers,
HP. |
| Posted By : Bill Stevens - 11/21/2016 8:35 PM | I like Plan A -- two staves.
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| Posted By : Michel R. E. - 11/21/2016 9:13 PM | as a pianist I prefer B, but in the upper staff you have to keep a treble clef, and hide the whole note rest.
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| Posted By : Vaughan - 11/21/2016 9:40 PM | As a pianist, I second Michel's opinion, including the upper staff clef and default rest.
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| Posted By : ttw - 11/21/2016 9:52 PM | I would find A easier to sight read at the piano. With B, I might wonder if I should roll a bunch of stuff up to a chord in the same hand. (I would probably figure it out with a bit of trial.)
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| Posted By : Hector Pascal - 11/21/2016 10:00 PM | Thanks Bill, Michel and Vaughan. The next entry to appear on the upper staff requires a bass clef. Given that, do you still recommend I use the treble clef (thereby delaying the fore-warning of the upcoming clef?)
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| Posted By : Hector Pascal - 11/21/2016 10:02 PM | | Thanks ttw, it seems I have no consensus on the matter! I am a pianist myself and I think either would work, I just wonder if there is a "correct" approach, or a rule. I guess not.... |
| Posted By : MikeHalloran - 11/21/2016 10:14 PM | I've seen both. Usually, one way makes more sense. Depends on the piece.
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| Posted By : ttw - 11/21/2016 10:42 PM | Whatever you decide, use the same principle throughout the piece. If similar things are notated differently, the reader (or sight reader) will think something different is meant.
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| Posted By : Ere - 11/22/2016 7:14 AM | If you use option B, the LH and RH stems must not be joined. You must horizontally separate the stems at the 1st and 3rd chords. As it stands now, the player cannot easily see which note(s) are meant for which hand.
If that is corrected, both options would be equally good to me.
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| Posted By : Hector Pascal - 11/22/2016 5:32 PM | Ok, thanks! Here is the finished product for Option B.
PS: The right hand rest is hidden.
Cheers,
HP. |
| Posted By : Zuill - 11/22/2016 8:39 PM | As a pianist, to me B is cluttered. I prefer A.
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| Posted By : Christopher Smith - 11/22/2016 10:08 PM | Hector Pascal said...
Ok, thanks! Here is the finished product for Option B.
PS: The right hand rest is hidden.
Cheers,
HP.
That looks super clean and easy to read for me. I might prefer the D flat-E combination to be slightly tighter (I don't mind the same ledger line; it's not a collision if it's the same beat) but that's a minor point.
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