On Wed, 9 Oct 2013, Tim McNamara wrote:
Thanks for having a bash at that. As a matter of taste, I think I
prefer not having the font's sharps and flats used in the chord names
because they look disproportionately large compared to the text, whereas
the default accidentals look fine to my eyes. Also, the lack of a lower
case "m" in the font has confused my horn players so I use "-" instead
of "m" in minor chords.
Hi,
I'm following this discussion from a distance. I am not a Jazz musician
and have always wondered why Jazz musicians prefer computer-engraved sheet
music that tries to look like it is hand written. My brother is a jazz
composer/arranger who uses Finale and who always uses Finale's jazzfont
for his compositions.
Is it just a tradition, and something jazz musicians feel familiar and
comfortable with while writing and reading music? Or is a Jazzfont
*really* easier to read on stage?
It would be interesting to do scientific research in what way a music font
can influence the way we read music: reading speed, number of errors when
sight-reading, things like that.
Maybe it could even be possible to design a music font that improves the
reading skills for people who have always had trouble to read music.
Something comparable to that special text font that was designed for
people with dyslexia: http://www.studiostudio.nl/en/information/
I have heard this font really works for some people with dyslexia.
--
MT
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