On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 12:01:05PM -0700, Jonathan Wilkes wrote: > > If the above seems confusing, consider this: if you were > > playing a > > piano, which key would you hit? If you would press a black > > key, > > then you must add -is or -es to the note name! > > The hint at the end about black keys doesn't work for b- and e-sharp, nor > c- and f-flat, nor double-sharps and flats.
Yes, but most novices with no knowledge of lilypond or music theory won't be writing in 5 sharps or flats, double-sharps or flats, or b/c e/f sharp/flats. > What about something like this: > If the above seems confusing, imagine someone asks you for the first > four notes of Beethoven's fifth. If you say, "g, g, g, e-flat," you > are correct. However, if you say "g, g, g, e," you are wrong and > will be corrected by any theory teacher within a fifty-foot radius as > follows: > "That's an e-flat, not an e. Have a look at the key signature." > > Unlike the theory teacher above, Lilypond doesn't know the answers ahead > of time and assumes you know what you're doing. The way you say > note-names out loud at sounding pitch corresponds directly to the > way you enter pitches into a Lilypond score. That means no matter what key > signature you put in front of it, Beethoven's fifth always starts with > g g g ees when input into a Lilypond score. Too verbose. It also relies on knowledge of Beethoven's fifth [symphony]. Do people in China know classical Western music that well? What about a banjo players who's only done fiddle tunes? It's true that the piano example won't be understood by somebody who's never seen a piano before, but at a certain point there's nothing we can do other than pointing people at a music theory website or whatever. Cheers, - Graham _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
