Re: Augmentation dot positioning

[Paul]

On 09/15/2016 12:41 PM, Chris Yate wrote:

I think the trouble with Gould's rules is that they're inconsistent, or could at least be interpreted in such a way.  She says to use dots only on the spaces occupied by the chord, and yet says you MAY need to put a dot a space or more away from the chord.

On 09/15/2016 09:36 AM, Chris Yate wrote:

the key is the last bit of Gould's text as quoted by Brian above:

"When a dot is forced to be two or more stave-spaces from the chord, its function becomes less relevant. In such cases, use only as many dots as cover the number of stave-spaces taken up by the chord."

Hi Chris,  As I read this quote, Gould's recommendation to "use only as many dots as cover the number of stave-spaces taken up by the chord" only applies "when a dot is forced to be two or more stave-spaces from the chord" because she limits her recommendation to "in such cases".

Maybe such a strict reading resolves what you are seeing as an inconsistency, at least as far as the logic of this quote goes.

(All of that said, I don't know why her recommendation for such cases is not just to "omit any dots that would be two or more stave-spaces from the chord" instead... but I claim no expertise here.)

Anyway, I agree that providing a way to adjust the output as desired would be great, and it seems like Carl is on top of it.

-Paul