Rodgers & Hammerstein - My Favorite Things

Author: rifhc
Type: Grand Illusions 30
Created: 01/01/2021 08:41
BPM: 90
Length: 486

To represent "acciaccatura" in the editor, I had to depict this as a note played immediately twice. If you clone this tune and open in the editor you will see the first note in orange and the next in red. In this situation, do not punch the orange note and simply punch the red note slightly offset to the left of its original placement. I'd recommend the offset to be half the radius of the hole punch. In the situation where there is an orange note immediately followed by two red notes, punch the orange note, do not punch the first red note and punch the second red note offset to the left of its original location. Again offset should be half the radius of the hole punch. Alternatively, you can ignore the red notes altogether as acciaccatura is meant to be played quickly before the essential note.

I'm not particularly happy with my transcription of the ending at measure 74 to 81.

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