2008/8/13 Trevor Daniels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > This is a neat technique if the notes lie largely > in the same octave, but \transpose is not introduced > in the Learning Manual, so it can't be used there > without adding a fairly detailed section explaining > it first. > > Perhaps it could be mentioned in the Notation Reference > though. > > The Learning Manual is for learning users. They will > usually begin with a simple melody and relative mode > -is- easier for this, once you realize all you have to > do is count staff spaces.
Counting staff spaces costs much brain power in melodies with big intervals (i.e. intervals bigger than a third). IMNSHO we *must* discuss absolute vs. relative pitches with usage cases in the Learning Manual. This is probably too early to do this in chapter 3 "Fundamental concepts" (although I intend to prepare the mind of the reader with a correction I added recently ;-), but this could be done in chapter 5 "Working with LilyPond files". Trevor, I put this on my TODO for after 2.12, unless you have any objection. Cheers, John _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
