I've found it prefereable to go back and forth between pencil-and-paper on one hand, and the computer on the other. There's no point to requiring a computer in the formative stages of a work as a pencil can still do some things the computer can't. Computers impose a certain formality that is not always welcome.
And btw, Rob, is Barry Kilpatrick still teaching trombone at SUNY? Aaron J. Rabushka [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://users.waymark.net/arabushk > The request for new topics plus the fact that there's a Mythbusters > marathon > going on got me thinking about confirming or busting a notation myth. I've > heard many composers state that composing/arranging on paper with pencil > is > not only preferable but artistically "better" than composing directly into > a > computer notation application. > > What are your thoughts? Discuss. > > -Rob > > -- > Dr. Rob Deemer > Composer/Conductor > www.robdeemer.com > www.myspace.com/robdeemer > > Assistant Professor > Composition Department Chair > School of Music > SUNY-Fredonia > > The Composer Next Door > Producer/Host > KCSC-FM > www.thecomposernextdoor.org > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > Aaron J. Rabushka [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://users.waymark.net/arabushk _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
