At least you guys know singers who can read at all. When I took first semester sight singing an North Texas, the worst readers in the class were the singers.
On Sep 16, 2011, at 2:49 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: > On 16 Sep 2011 at 11:18, Patrick Sheehan wrote: > >> To clarify, I do not have a problem in reading the Treble8 clef for >> tenors, I simply find it impractical. > > That makes no sense -- it is by far the most practical clef FOR THE > TENORS (i.e., the musicians for whom the music is written, that is, > the ones who have to PERFORM IT). It may not be "practical" for an > accompanist, but it's not written for the accompanist. > >> News flash: We all have to deal >> with reading multiple ledger lines (pianists, flutists, violinists). >> Don't complain about ledger lines; learn to read them and be >> comfortable! We don't have a staff that has 10 lines, only 5. > > While I would not argue that tenors shouldn't be able to read leger > lines, I WOULD argue that it's ludicrous to insist that more leger > lines than necessary be used. > > Get used to it -- the clef is not going away, because it's the best > compromise for the range involved. > > [] > >> It boils down to this - I just wish everything was standardized: > > Free clue: treble clef 8 IS THE STANDARD. > > You are the one who needs to get used to it. > > -- > David W. Fenton http://dfenton.com > David Fenton Associates http://dfenton.com/DFA/ > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > Lon Price [email protected] http://www.txstnr.com/ _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
