Re: music notation

[Lori Cahan-Simon <l_cahan...>]

I like it, Dick.  I was thinking something along the same lines with the 1234
and note names.  Can we try this if you are musically literate enough to write
melodies down like this?  That would be extremely helpful and make some of our
little postings more enjoyable.  Of course, it also sounds like a time
investment.  What do you all think?

Lori

Dick Rosenberg wrote:

> Well, you can always use the manual method:
>
> E   E  G# F E
> Ha va na  gi la
>
> G#  G# B   A G#
> Ha  va  na  gi la
>
> A   A  C   B C
> Ha va na  gi la
>
> G#  F   F  E
> V'   nis m' cha
>
> Hope my Hebrew is right :-)
>
> Of course this does not give the timing, but if one "kind of" knows a
> song, then only the notes might suffice. We might invent, or maybe it
> exists already, a convention for indicating note values like 4 for
> quarter, 8 for eighth, 4. for dotted quarter, 2 for half 1 for whole,
> etc. Then the above becomes
>
> 4    4.  8   8 8
> E   E  G# F E
> Ha va na  gi la
>
> 4     4.   8   8  8
> G#  G# B   A G#
> Ha  va  na  gi la
>
> 4    4. 8    8 8
> A   A  C   B C
> Ha va na  gi la
>
> 4     8   8  2
> G#  F   F  E
> V'   nis m' cha
>
> Crude, but it works (I think)
>
> Dick
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From:  Agustín Fernández [SMTP:Agustin(dot)Fernandez (at) ncl(dot)ac(dot)uk]
> >Sent:  Friday, March 10, 2000 10:08 AM
> >To:    World music from a Jewish slant
> >Subject:       Re: music notation
> >
> >I fear the answer is not simple. You would need a music notation software
> >package, such as Finale or Sibelius 7. If you use them to notate your
> >musical example, you could then send it to us as an attachment.
> >
> >If you don't own one of the above packages already, you could en up
> >several hundred quid the poorer. And you recipients, too, would need to
> >have the relevant software to open your attachment!
> >
> >Far from satisfactory. Can anyone think of a better method?
> >
> >Agustín
> >
> >Lori Cahan-Simon wrote:
> >
> >> Khaverim,
> >>
> >> Does anyone have an efficient way of indicating melodies or more in a
> >> message such as this?  It is always frustrating when someone posts
> >> lyrics amd one does not know the tune.
> >>
> >> Lorele
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>
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