Both of these illustrate my previous point, that some people (mostly
dance musicians in my experience) really like having the bar lines
and notes aligned. Their reason is that it makes the phrasing of the
music clearer, which improves readability. Meanwhile, others voice
strong objections to this on aesthetic grounds.
My conclusion would be that good music software would cater to both
of these disparate crowds, and make such alignment possible for those
who like it. This would be more useful than software that imposes one
group's preference on the other.
It is a bit disappointing that aesthetics and practicality seem to be
in opposition here.
Ted remarked:
| This sounds very similar to the approach taken in the two volumes of
| Irish Traditional Music published by CCE Craobh Naithi. It's some of the
| clearest notation I've encountered.
| Cynthia Cathcart wrote:
| > ... but in the book I've been working on, I adjusted the placement
| > of the pick-up notes so that my bars DO line up exactly. It's a book for
| > beginning players, and I wanted to make clear the repeated
| > patterns in some of the pieces I chose.
...
| > My point is, well, yes, the pick up notes make it a little more
| > challenging,
| > but it's easily gotten around. And I think it's worth the extra
| > effort if it makes the music clearer.
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