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Agreed. The author mentioned that the desire to compose music is what spurred this post. It would be much quicker to read through a music textbook. The basics o
by Aidevah 5y ago
Agreed. The author mentioned that the desire to compose music is what spurred this post. It would be much quicker to read through a music textbook. The basics of western music notation can be taught in 15 minutes, and one could get used to it after an afternoon. There is no need to interrogate the origins and reasons behind conventional notation if creative work is the goal, since there are much more important concepts like harmony and voice leading which are more worth your time.
- trasz 5y agoIf by "western music notation" you mean the clef and stuff, then lol, no. There's a reason most musicians don't use nor know it.
- Aidevah 5y agoThe reason most musicians don't use staff notation is because most musicians do not need it unless they want to engage with the literate tradition of music, and are not disadvantaged if they can't. Not because of any inherent difficulties in the notation itself.
- zozbot234 5y ago> and are not disadvantaged if they can't Literacy is just as helpful in music as in any other artform. One can certainly play and create music without learning how to read and write staff notation, but being literate can only help!
- lancesells 5y agoI think even faster is taking whatever instrument you have, whether it's physical or digital, and start putting together some melodies or notes and making something.