Re: pitch of notes when staff-lines = 1

Michael,

Thinking about MNX here, what was the rationale behind using step/octave
rather than a Y coordinate for an unpitched staff? I am sure there is a
reason but I don't know it, and one point of view could be that step and
octave are not concepts that make sense on an unpitched staff.

.            .       .    .  . ...Joe

Joe Berkovitz


On Fri, Jun 8, 2018 at 4:43 PM, Michael Good <mgood@makemusic.com> wrote:

> HI James,
>
> Yes, the “if not present” refers to the unpitched element. And yes, it is
> an error to place pitched notes on a staff with a percussion clef, though I
> think many importers will handle that gracefully.
>
> Best regards,
> Michael
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> On Jun 8, 2018, at 11:55 AM, James Sutton <jsutton@dolphin-com.co.uk>
> wrote:
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> Thanks Michael,
>
> Just for complete clarity.
>
> 1. "If not present". Does this refer to the percussion clef or the
> display-step elements?
> 2. Is it an error to place pitched notes on a staff with percussion clef?
>
> best regards
> James Sutton
> Dolphin Computing
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> On 8 Jun 2018, at 17:15, Michael Good <mgood@makemusic.com> wrote:
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> Hi James,
>
> This is documented in the MusicXML tutorial at http://www.musicxml.com/
> tutorial/percussion/staff-lines/. It is also in the XSD documentation for
> the display-step-octave group: "If percussion clef is used, the
> display-step and display-octave elements are interpreted as if in treble
> clef, with a G in octave 4 on line 2. If not present, the note is placed on
> the middle line of the staff, generally used for a one-line staff.” The
> tutorial includes some examples.
>
> Please let me know if this still seem unclear.
>
> Best regards,
> Michael
>
> Michael Good
> VP of MusicXML Technologies
> MakeMusic, Inc.
>
> On Jun 8, 2018, at 1:57 AM, James Sutton <jsutton@dolphin-com.co.uk>
> wrote:
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> What is the rule for placing pitched notes on a staff with staff-lines < 5
> with a percussion clef (not TAB)?
> I cannot find this anywhere in the documentation
>
> Thanks
> James Sutton
> Dolphin Computing
> http://www.dolphin-com.co.uk
> http://www.seescore.co.uk <http://www.dolphin-com.co.uk/>
> http://www.playscore.co <http://www.dolphin-com.co.uk/>
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