Handbell notation for chimes

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Post by gsailors » Wed Oct 04, 2017 1:05 am

How do I enter diagonally shaped notes for chimes?

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Post by zuill » Wed Oct 04, 2017 2:08 am

If you open the Handbell template, there is a Staff Style for the diamond shape notes for Hand Chimes. Enter the notes as regular notes, then apply the Staff Style to the Hand Chime staves.

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Post by gsailors » Wed Oct 04, 2017 3:16 am

Thanks Zuill. I'll give that a try.

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Post by gsailors » Wed Oct 04, 2017 5:30 am

I need handbells and chimes sharing a treble and bass clef. How does Finale know which notes are for the chimes?

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Post by johnmouse » Wed Oct 04, 2017 11:41 am

Use layers to divide them up.

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Post by Peter Thomsen » Wed Oct 04, 2017 12:00 pm

gsailors wrote:I need handbells and chimes sharing a treble and bass clef. How does Finale know which notes are for the chimes?
You have to tell Finale (since even v25 can not read your mind). :wink:

An idea:
Use Layer 1 for the handbells, and Layer 2 for the chimes.

In the Score Manager’s chiclet Instrument List you can assign different instruments to different layers.
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Post by gsailors » Wed Oct 04, 2017 2:00 pm

Thanks so much. It all makes sense. Hopefully I can get all that done. Thanks again.

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Post by gsailors » Thu Oct 05, 2017 9:41 pm

I started a new selection with the Church handbell Template. The handbells are on the treble and bass clefs. If I add the chimes it goes on two separate staves.

I deleted the chime staves and entered the handbells on layer 1, and the chimes on layers 2 & 3. How do I get the chime notation to become diamond shaped?

Both the handbells and chimes utilize both clefs.

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Post by zuill » Thu Oct 05, 2017 10:02 pm

If they are in the same measure, at the same time, it is more complicated. Maybe we can see a small sample file so we can best advise.

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Post by gsailors » Thu Oct 05, 2017 10:58 pm

Hopefully here's the file. Handbell notation in black. Chimes in red and gray.
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Hallelujah for Handbells and Choir.musx
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Hallelujah for Handbells and Choir.musx
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Post by zuill » Fri Oct 06, 2017 3:59 am

I've attached your file revised with the Staff Style applied to the handchime staff. I assume the second file was the same, so I only downloaded the first.

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Post by gsailors » Fri Oct 06, 2017 4:30 am

Zuill,

How did you do that? How do I change the staff style? Later in the piece the chimes are on the treble staff. What happens then?

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Post by zuill » Fri Oct 06, 2017 4:39 am

You can apply a Staff Style to either staff, and to any or all measures. When in the Staff Tool, highlight the staff or measures, right click, and choose the Staff Style from the list. Its the last one (at the bottom of the list).

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Post by gsailors » Fri Oct 06, 2017 1:45 pm

Zuill, you are a lifesaver. Thank you so much for your time and effort!!!

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Post by gsailors » Fri Oct 06, 2017 3:07 pm

Can Staff Styles be assigned to layers?

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