Re: Absolute Beginners - Anacrusis

[Paul Scott]

Manuel wrote:
> Paul, I have now changed this part. What do you think?
That all seems great!  You might consider adding to the following the 
explanation about the reversal of the numbers from the way we normally 
think, e.g. 16*5 instead of 5*16 (or 5/16).
> (insert graphic here)
>
>
> There is no rhythmic value equivalent to that anacrusis, so we used a 
> formula:
>
> \partial x * y
>
> where "x" stands for a rhythmic value - like "16" for a sixteenth note 
> or "semiquaver" and "y" stands for the quantity of those, like "5" . 
> The sign in between is an asterisk. Thus
>
> \partial 16*5
>
> will give you the preceding example's result. Change the values of 
> this formula to suit your needs. Remember that it doesn't matter how 
> the rhythmic value of the anacrusis is distributed among several notes:
>
> \partial 2
>
> is good for a half note, or two quarter notes, or two eighth notes and 
> a quarter note, or any other combination of rhythmic values adding up 
> to a half note.
Thanks for all your work on this!

Paul