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> By definition, they are not motivated to promote a system where only learning 12 is required. One might assume from this that professional musicians are not
by sporkologist 6y ago
> By definition, they are not motivated to promote a system where only learning 12 is required.
One might assume from this that professional musicians are not interested in the most efficient expression of their musical voice.
- sokoloff 6y agoI type well on a QWERTY keyboard. It could be simultaneously true that a Dvorak layout would be better for new typists to learn and use for a lifetime but for me to remain better off unchanged. If I made that choice, it would be because I was interested in the efficient expression of my ideas. (The irony of me typing this on a iPhone on-screen keyboard is painful to me.)
- thomastjeffery 6y agoI learned the Workman layout. I found it advantageous to do so, but I still don't find this to be a good comparison. The thing is, no matter which keyboard layout you use, there is the same amount of muscle memory required to be learned. To contrast, a piano requires 12 times as much muscle memory as a Janko keyboard. Learning to play a piano is hard, and it is made significantly easier by simply changing the physical keyboard layout.
- sporkologist 6y ago> Learning to play a piano is hard, and it is made significantly easier by simply changing the physical keyboard layout. Still waiting for one tiny scintilla of evidence.
- sporkologist 6y ago> Janko keyboard That looks like an accordionist's nightmare.