Hi David,
>> 100% in agreement. Developing that inner ear is immeasurably valuable, but
>> it takes effort, and that effort is made only when there's motivation.
>> Having only oneself to rely on provides the context for that motivation.
>> (HA! Can you guess MY occupation?)
>
> I call hogwash. Developing inner ear has nothing to do with using pencil &
> paper vs using notation software. A more meaningful distinction is whether
> you are composing by ear or not:
>
> * If you are plucking out every note and chord at the piano, then notating
> the ones you like with pencil & paper (or into notation software), you are
> NOT developing your inner ear.
Not strictly true: the fundamental piano sound has a very different attack,
sustain, decay, and release than just about any other instrument, whereas a
mockup ("using notation software" for that purpose) can be made to sound
"exactly" like the instrument(s) in question. So at the piano, you *must*
develop your inner ear in order to get past the piano sound to the sound of the
actual instrumentation in question.
Granted, one develops one’s inner ear *more* by writing without playback of any
sort (at the piano or in software), but since you started splitting hairs, I
thought I’d join in the fun… :^p
> I agree that the processes of composition, arranging/orchestration and
> engraving are distinct, and should be approached as such. And I agree that
> developing your inner ear is crucial. But you can do all of that with the
> help of notation software, or not.
+1
Cheers,
Kieren.
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