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2 PASSES. THE VARIOUS SYLLABLES ARE POSITIONED BY THE
NOTE NUMBERS WHICH ARE GIVEN ON THE LINE FOLLOWING THE
TEXT. THESE NUMBERS DO NOT HAVE TO BE IN CORRECT ORDER
BUT THERE SHOULD BE A NUMBER FOR EACH SEPARATE SYLLABLE
TO BE POSITIONED. YOU CAN COME BACK TO PUT MORE TEXT
ON ANY STAFF AS OFTEN AS YOU LIKE.
THE '2B' REFERS TO 2 EIGHTH NOTES OF TIME PER BEAM.
THIS FEATURE WILL COLLECT ANY COMBINATION OF 8TH, 16TH,
32ND NOTES, ETC. AND GROUP THEM BY QUARTER NOTES OF TIME
UNDER A SINGLE BEAM. YOU COULD ALSO SAY '3B' WHICH IS
MOST OFTEN USED WITH 6/8 TIME WHERE THE USUAL GROUPING
IS 3 8TH NOTES PER BEAM.
ALL THIS GETS A BIT MORE COMPLICATED WHEN FOLLOWING THE
THE TRADITIONS OF VOCAL MUSIC. WITH VOCAL MUSIC THE OLD
WAY IS TO BEAM TOGETHER NOTES ONLY WHEN THEY ARE OVER
ONE CONTINUOUS SYLLABLE. WITH THIS SYSTEM ANY 8TH NOTES
OVER SEPARATE SYLLABLES WOULD HAVE THEIR OWN TAILS, ETC.
I MUCH PREFER TO USE BEAMS THE SAME WAY THEY APPEAR IN
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC AND USE THE SLURS OVER SEVERAL NOTES
ON THE SAME SYLLABLE. IF YOU'RE GOING TO FOLLOW THE
OLD TRADITION THEN YOU USUSALLY CANNOT USE '2B'.