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Re: Absolute Beginners
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Manuel |
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Re: Absolute Beginners |
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Mon, 25 Dec 2006 17:06:20 +0100 |
Am 25/12/2006 um 16:36 schrieb Geoff Horton:
If you are using a Mac, be glad and open a new LilyPond window.
I'm not quite sure what you're trying to say here, but "be glad and
open a new LilyPond window" is not a very idiomatic English
expression. Perhaps you meant, "please open a new LilyPond window"?
After reading about the grief some Windows users were getting through
(no offense intended) I added this in the sense of "be glad you are
on a Mac". It was only a joke, and I have removed it.
Then write this inside:
"type" instead of "write"?
Done.
The so-called "curly braces"
<snip>
are essential. You must always write your music inside such brackets.
It would be better to call them "brackets" or "braces" consistently,
rather than switching.
Of course you are right. I have now put "brackets" everywhere.
Then, LilyPond has certain pre-set values, called "defaults", which
will apply whenever you do not ask for something different.
Stylistically, I would drop the "Then," here.
I will.
You can, of course, change these and all other defaults, indeed you
can engrave old plainchant, contemporary notation, orchestral scores,
do MIDI files, and more.
This is a comma-spliced sentence--it contains two independent clauses
without a conjunction. Either insert a period/full stop after
"defaults" and capitalize "Indeed", or change the comma after
"defaults" to a semicolon: "defaults; indeed"
I will do so.
In our example, we have written each note with an octave
denomination: one apostrophe:
"Octave denomination" is clear only if one only knows what it means
already. Can you rewrite this paragraph?
I can try, but I'm not sure here. Could you perhaps suggest a term to
substitute for "denomination"?
You can analyze the exercise and see that a third has been preferred
to a sixth, a fourth to a fifth, etc.
This also is confusing. I know what you mean, but it doesn't come out
clearly. Perhaps pointing out a specific instance in the example where
the behavior is different with \relative than without it would be
better.
I think you are right. I will change it.
Don't worry just yet about the naturals. We'll come to it in a
moment.
It is not clear from the context what "it" refers to in the second
sentence.
I'll try and better that.
You change the clef changing the denomination "treble" for
You're using "denomination" here (and elsewhere) in a way that is not
common in English.
Would you please suggest an appropiate term?
You can amuse yourself writing all possible and also impossible
examples of simple melodies, and see what happens. Don't worry,
whatever you type, you can't break it...
What does "it" refer to?
The program: like saying, "you'll break no bones if you do".
Working fine? Then let's go for sharps and flats. Just name the
notes:
In this section: If you're writing for native English speakers, I
would also teach the use of \include "english.ly" and use the English
notation for sharps and flats; I would venture to guess that most
amateur English-speaking musicians do not know what "is" and "es"
mean.
I have no knowledge whatsoever of the \include command, not of
english.ly
As a matter of fact, I would try to write for the international
reader, respecting the language, but trying to keep it short and
easy. I have now added some clarification.
I'll be posting the changed text as soon I can.
Manuel
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