Hi. Le mar. 23 sept. 2025 à 18:19, Yoshiaki Onishi <[email protected]> a écrit : > > >> Am 23.09.25 um 13:59 schrieb Simon Albrecht: > >> > >> I’m sure this is interesting for a lot of you: A certain Peter Frise has > >> covered LilyPond in a series comparing different Finale alternatives, and > >> shared a very sympathetic experience checking it out. > >> LilyPond - A Surprisingly Fun TEXT-BASED Way To Write Sheet Music > >> (2025/08/30)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_rYpAlJpqI > >> (20-minute video) > >> > >> > >> I’ve already given two comments on the video recommending further > >> resources and techniques from my perspective. > > If only half of the commenters who said they want to try it follow up, > > we’ll get an influx of new users. > > > > Hraban > > > > I watched the video, and I agree with Simon that the final score Steve gave > was too harsh. > > [...] > > Also for the newcomers, I think the accessibility is a consideration. By > “accessibility,” I mean how easy it may be to get started with LilyPond. I > reckon many of the potential users may feel intimidated by the nature of the > program without even touching it.
The 6.5/10 mark certainly does not correspond to what can be achieved easily. In fact, after highlighting the difference in paradigm, the presentation should have focused on how to fill (not even tweak) existing templates in order to achieve impressive results, rather than focus on a trial and error approach, or on the necessity to read a "large" amount of documentation. Regards, Gilles > As I teach at a higher ed institution in the US, I use LilyPond regularly now > to show examples to students, or when I create a worksheet in tandem with > LaTeX. I don’t impose on students any specific notation software programs so > long as the software program accomplishes what they want to achieve at the > professional level. But hopefully there comes a day where I can help more > students get started with LilyPond (that said, there have been a few, but I > hope the number increases). > > Lots to think about! > Yoshi
