And, for better or for worse, languages develop through consensus. They have not been successfully invented. Esperanto, anyone? Even our frustrations with "conventional" notation unite us.
Chuck On Apr 27, 2013, at 6:32 AM, Robert Patterson <rob...@robertgpatterson.com> wrote: > I saw that before, yes, and I agree that regardless of merit it has zero > chance of succeeding. My biggest concern with it is that it requires young > eyes. Can a 50-yr-old fiddle player reading from 5 feet away really make > those tiny differences out? (None of the "critics" was over 25.) > > It clearly is aimed at keyboard pedagogy. Only on keyboards is playing a D > in any octave the same as any other. Plus, your face is closest to the > music with keyboards. > > > > On Sat, Apr 27, 2013 at 8:12 AM, Richard Yates <rich...@yatesguitar.com>wrote: > >> Anyone seen this: http://www.hummingbirdnotation.com/ >> >> My first reaction is that, regardless of any merit, there is about zero >> chance of such an initiative succeeding, but to even attempt it is >> interesting. Shape-note, anyone? >> >> Richard Yates >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Finale mailing list >> Finale@shsu.edu >> http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > Chuck Israels 8831 SE 12th Ave. Portland, OR 97202-7097 land line: (503) 954-2107 cell phone: (360) 201-3434 <www.chuckisraelsjazz.com> _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
