'Sib. 6.2: Swing metronome mark'

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Sib. 6.2: Swing metronome mark - Nigel Gray, 07 Nov 07:28PM
     Re: Sib. 6.2: Swing metronome mark - Terry Carter, Rural Michigan USA, 07 Nov 09:20PM
         Re: Sib. 6.2: Swing metronome mark - Daniel Spreadbury, 08 Nov 10:39AM
             Re: Sib. 6.2: Swing metronome mark - Laurence Payne, 08 Nov 11:34AM

Sib. 6.2: Swing metronome mark
Posted by Nigel Gray - 07 Nov 07:28PM
Why is it that the triplet bracket (used over a crotchet/quaver pair when wanting to indicate two quavers to be played in a swing rhythm) is so poorly positioned? I would expect it to be above the note stems by default or adjustable (which it isn't).

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Re: Sib. 6.2: Swing metronome mark
Posted by Terry Carter, Rural Michigan USA - 07 Nov 09:20PM (edited 07 Nov 09:21PM)
After rereading your post, I have withdrawn my comment. I did not originally interpret it correctly.
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Re: Sib. 6.2: Swing metronome mark
Posted by Daniel Spreadbury - 08 Nov 10:39AM
Use Create > Text > Other System Text > Metric modulation for this instead of Tempo.

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Re: Sib. 6.2: Swing metronome mark
Posted by Laurence Payne - 08 Nov 11:34AM
I prefer "Swing 8's" rather than the metric text. What you actually want is neither pedantic 8ths or pedantic triplets - but something in between. The players need to take ownership of this concept rather than be told "You're classical players who can't swing, so I'll write you an approximation."
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Sib. 6.2: Swing metronome mark - Nigel Gray, 07 Nov 07:28PM
     Re: Sib. 6.2: Swing metronome mark - Terry Carter, Rural Michigan USA, 07 Nov 09:20PM
         Re: Sib. 6.2: Swing metronome mark - Daniel Spreadbury, 08 Nov 10:39AM
             Re: Sib. 6.2: Swing metronome mark - Laurence Payne, 08 Nov 11:34AM