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Old Jul 8 2008, 8:47 PM
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Both Robin and Justin are correct... first, the score must match the parts, and second, make it easy to read. It's okay to "misspell" a chord if the ultimate effect is easy to read.

To go further with this topic: your accidentals should be logical. When going up a chromatic scale, it looks better to read C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B C (sharps going up). Going down the scale, it looks best if it reads C B Bb A Ab G Gb F E Eb D Db C (flats going down). There are exceptions, of course, and you'll need to tailor lines so that they look "right" in whatever key you're in. The reason this looks better is that you don't have to throw in a lot of natural signs, so the music doesn't look as "cluttered" with accidentals.
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