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I like the Debussy clef, so elegant.

I would repeat that syllable, according to the phrasing:
o---o-------o

mmm, the link dosn't work anymore

Jan, just saying thanks for your hard work

OCTO wrote: Slurs in your example should exactly lead a musician to not break notes with melism - as a violinist for example - and that represents chanting more exact than without slurs.

Ha ha, our players default is not to break anything
Maybe instead of slurs i nead pauses

While I agree with you qanunji concerning the melism and slurs, the purpose of notation is communication. And since you communicate in so called the Western style, the way of notation should be in accordance to its rules. I have been working with Balkan folklore music and as well the Byzantine chan...

Single direction stemming isn't _so_ unorthodox. Many composers/publishers have done it for the exact reason you say. No one, especially the musician reading/performing this, is going to look at this and say, "What was qanunji thinking?!? A couple of those steps are OBVIOUSLY in the wrong dire...

Hi,
I'll appreciate your opinions in this context : In my opinion, it gives more space for the lyrics, and shows better the curve of the melody.

The space between accidentals in a key signature can be adjusted in the Document Options, but only globally. To have different space between individual accidentals is not possible within Finale's settings. The desired look might be accomplished by modifying the font itself (by giving different acci...

OCTO wrote:Do you use the Custom time signatures, or how did you enter them?

yes