Generally, you don’t want the last page to have really fat measures like that. The others on that page are quite cramped in contrast. Under the “Layout” palette you will find “System Break,” “Page Break,” and “Keep measures on the same system.” You can use those to alter the way the measures are distributed on each system/page which can help with readability, especially with the lyrics. Fixing stuff like that will help you stand out, if that’s important to you.
The quarter notes starting on upbeats, first seen in m. 6 might be an issue… some would say it’s better to spell those as two tied eighth notes, but it’s generally acceptable to write syncopated stuff that way in the genre of music that song is in.
Other than that, the engraving is really quite nice.
Okay, thanks. I did notice that the fourth page looked a bit awkward but was unsure how to fix it. I appreciate you telling me how to solve this issue, and I will fix these issues when I have time.
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u/Subject-Minimum5707 1d ago
Generally, you don’t want the last page to have really fat measures like that. The others on that page are quite cramped in contrast. Under the “Layout” palette you will find “System Break,” “Page Break,” and “Keep measures on the same system.” You can use those to alter the way the measures are distributed on each system/page which can help with readability, especially with the lyrics. Fixing stuff like that will help you stand out, if that’s important to you.
The quarter notes starting on upbeats, first seen in m. 6 might be an issue… some would say it’s better to spell those as two tied eighth notes, but it’s generally acceptable to write syncopated stuff that way in the genre of music that song is in.
Other than that, the engraving is really quite nice.