MusicallyMotivated

Okay, so I received my copy of Finale 2008 today. :D! However, when using the GPO, there's just way too much reverb. I tried going to the mixer, and I turned the reverb dial down to zero, but it didn't help at all. Any way to fix this? & also, just noticed: in my strings sections (I'm using Violin Players 1, 2, Viola 1, Cello 1 and Bass 1), effects like tremolo and pizz aren't working?

Winds do some weird doubling (tripling, quadrupling; some of the instrumentation I've seen is nuts for a wind player) in pit orchestras for musicals. I played Viola for Wizard of Oz, our Reed II was doing Flute, Clarinet and Bari Sax. It drove me mad thinking of all the other winds he possibly played. =P

When writing for pit orchestras, I always feel that I can get the most done with this instrumentation: Flute I (Piccolo), Flute II (Tenor Sax), Oboe (sometimes doubling English Horn) Clarinet I, Clarinet II (Alto Sax), Bass Clarinet (Bari Sax) Trumpets I, II; Horns I, II, Trombone Violin I (with divisi), Violin II, Viola, Cello, Bass (sometimes doubling Electric) Harp, Piano (Celesta), Drums/Percussion However, with other writings, I like to stick with small chamber ensembles.

You know, I had a choir teacher tell me in my youth that if you wrote something, and truly liked it, others are bound to like it, too. However, I've written thing I don't like and havehad others love it. It just...depends, I guess. Haha.