There was also a post about this on the LilyPond subreddit here: https://www.reddit.com/r/lilypond/s/zhzWTup2Gj
On Tue, Sep 23, 2025, 10:00 AM Jeff Kopmanis <[email protected]> wrote: > 99% of my Lilypond activities are similar, so I have created a template > that I use when I do a New document, and at that point, I'm left to fill in > titles, tempos and then write music and chords. Yeah, the first doc is > hard, but once you figure stuff out, it works like a charm. My template is > attached and I use it to produce alto/bari sax parts from trumpet/tenor-sax > parts: I type in the tenor and it produces a new tenor part and an > alto/bari part, each in its own PDF. I'm sure it has flaws, but it works > very well for me. > > I tend to use "bes" for B-flat and didn't even know that "bf" was > available. Same for "cis" for C#. Maybe I've learned something? > > I think Frescobaldi is almost essential in productive Lilypond...being > able to engrave/compile at the touch of a button to refresh your views is > key. > > The guy in the video seems confused between ties, slurs and phrasing. I > use ~ to do ties and ( ) to do slurs and \( \) to do large phrasing. Its > in the docs, but he seems to have missed it, just as I first did. > > With that said, I'm a programmer, so the syntax doesn't bother me. Some > of the structural things were a little obtuse, but being able to cut a > score into individual includes just made a whole lot of sense, so that your > main score is a "macro" document that just calls the others. > > The *only* thing I have yet to accomplish with Lilypond are jazz falls > and lip-ups. I'm sure they're possible, but doing it manually is > prohibitive. > > > > On Tue, Sep 23, 2025 at 12:44 PM Gilles Sadowski <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> 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 >> >> > > -- > *Jeff Kopmanis* > Medium: https://kopmanis.medium.com > GLAAC: https://www.glaac.org/ > University Lowbrow Astronomers: https://lowbrows.club > Orange Can Astronomy: https://www.facebook.com/orangecanastronomy/ > > ** Go Green and leave this email on the Screen! ** >
