Re: An idea for a systematic development of a large score.

[Tom Cloyd]

I think this whole thread is very useful. Thanks for initiating it! And 
I totally agree about the value of this list for learners (and others). 
Of the many I subscribe to, it's always been the best, by quite a margin.

t.

On 05/17/2013 07:58 PM, wjm wrote:
> A bit of my LP background - - -
> Several years ago I was asked by a local church-choir director to 
> prepare a couple of pieces for use  by other church-groups. He knew 
> that I had used computers for preparing teaching and publication 
> graphics of one sort or another, and that I had done a little music 
> 'engraving' using an early version of Finale. When he suggested this 
> project I reviewed my use of, and degree of familiarity with, Finale 
> and decided that there should be another option, which eventually led 
> me to Lilypond. All of the use I've made of LP since has been 
> transcribing from mainly hand-written scores of unison or SATB choral 
> works.
> The first few years were an uphill struggle, notwithstanding the 
> existence of the Tutorial and Notation Reference manuals, and a really 
> useful resource has been the User-list :) .
> Making use of templates and other completed LP files, and adapting 
> snippets etc., made my experience a lot less 'rocky' than it might 
> otherwise have been. I make no apology for making use of the vast 
> experience of subscribers to this list and am grateful that so many 
> have provided solutions to problems I've encountered from time to time.
>
> It was with this in the back of my mind that I offered the 'schema' in 
> my earlier post in the hope that it would make life a little easier 
> for other users, particularly those who, like me, regard themselves as 
> 'new users'. :)
>
> Thanks to all,
> Regards,
> Bill
>
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