Re: Absolute Beginners

[Manuel]

Am 25/12/2006 um 22:40 schrieb Cameron Horsburgh:

> How about "Don't worry about the accidentals. for now. We'll come to
> those in a moment."

I just posted a version including:

"Don't worry just yet about the naturals. We'll explain them when we  
come to talk about keys."

Which one would you prefer?


> > > > You change the clef changing the denomination "treble" for
> > >
> > > You're using "denomination" here (and elsewhere) in a way that is  
> > > not
> > > common in English.
> >
> > Would you please suggest an appropiate term?
>
> Perhaps the simplest solution would be the best -- instead of
> 'denomination' try 'word'. The closest thing I can think of that might
> mean 'denomination' is label, but that's not quite correct in this
> instance and could be confusing when the reader starts to learn about
> contexts.

I have now made this change. But what about "term"?


> Perhaps, "... see what happens. Try whatever you like -- if LilyPond
> doesn't understand what you've written it will stop and try to tell
> you why. If that happens, have a look through your file and try to see
> if there are any obvious mistakes -- missing braces, misspelled words
> etc."

Let me think about this some.


Manuel