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He doesn’t really go into the problems of modern music notation in any depth, and he implies that the solution is that ugly numbering system. He doesn’t mention
by darajava 3y ago
He doesn’t really go into the problems of modern music notation in any depth, and he implies that the solution is that ugly numbering system. He doesn’t mention at all the incredible expressiveness of the notation system that was the result of thousands of years of human innovation. I feel weirdly cheated after watching this whole thing, like I could have gotten all the info from reading a 400 word article.
- tumult 3y agoWhat? Did we watch the same video? The opposite is true. A large portion of the video covers the history of notation and how expressive it is. And he specifically doesn't say that an ugly numbering system is the solution. In fact, the opposite.
- vintermann 3y agoYes. Given how hard he trashed Finale and Sibelius, I would have thought he'd be less defensive about traditional western notation. But while he mentioned some other systems in actual use and did distinguish between crazy reformers and serious/established reform proposals, he spent most of the video deriding crazy reformers and defending the traditional one. The best he said about "ugly numbering systems" was roughly what most conservatorians say (roughly paraphrased): "that's interesting, maybe it could have some limited didactic use."