Help with notation

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Help with notation

2012-12-17 08:36 pm

I am not an expert notator and need some help here. I am working on a song with soprano, alto and tenor parts. There are several places where the values for the notes of each part are in conflict, as it were. For example: soprano singing a half note, alto singing a quarter note and tenor singing an eighth note, all on the same beat. Another example: soprano and tenor half note, alto whole note. Another: soprano and tenor dotted half, alto whole.
NW, as far as I have been able to find, will not allow me to put those notes on the same beat. How do I overcome this problem?

Re: Help with notation

Reply #1 – 2012-12-17 08:53 pm

Use a separate staff for each voice. If you need them to look as if there is only one or two staves, rather than three, then layer the staves, but you may need to make adjustments to each individual staff depending on the notes and accidentals.

Re: Help with notation

Reply #2 – 2012-12-17 09:47 pm

Like this:

Code: (nwc) [Select · Download]

!NoteWorthyComposer(2.5)
|AddStaff|Name:"S"
|StaffProperties|EndingBar:Open (hidden)|WithNextStaff:Layer
|Note|Dur:Half|Pos:1|Opts:Stem=Up
|Rest|Dur:Half
|Bar
|Note|Dur:Half|Pos:1|Opts:Stem=Up
|Rest|Dur:Half
|Bar
|Note|Dur:Half,Dotted|Pos:1|Opts:Stem=Up
|Rest|Dur:4th
|Bar
|AddStaff|Name:"A"
|StaffProperties|EndingBar:Open (hidden)|Channel:2
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-1|Opts:Stem=Down
|Rest|Dur:4th
|Rest|Dur:Half
|Bar
|Note|Dur:Whole|Pos:-1
|Bar
|Note|Dur:Whole|Pos:-1
|Bar
|AddStaff|Name:"T"
|StaffProperties|EndingBar:Open (hidden)|Channel:3
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:-3|Opts:Stem=Up
|Rest|Dur:8th
|Rest|Dur:4th
|Rest|Dur:Half
|Bar
|Note|Dur:Half|Pos:-3|Opts:Stem=Up
|Rest|Dur:Half
|Bar
|Note|Dur:Half,Dotted|Pos:-3
|Rest|Dur:4th
|Bar
!NoteWorthyComposer-End