Re: simplifying chromatic scale notation

[David Kastrup]

Chris Yate <address@hidden> writes:

> Wow. Clairnote looks like an incredibly stupid idea, and a grand
> disservice to any poor child who you teach to read it.  Simplified
> notation is not a lot better.
>
> Unless they spend their lives playing on their own at home, musicians
> have eventually to play with other people who will have learnt a
> method of notation that's been good for 400 years.

You could say the same about tablature.  Obviously, it has its place.
Even Bach wrote stuff for lute tablature.

-- 
David Kastrup