[TPIN] Copied music

[William Graham]

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From: "Gene Ellis" <gcellis at bellsouth.net>
To: <tpin at tpin.okcu.edu>
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 7:41 AM
Subject: [TPIN] Copied music


I would like Steve's view of what I do with copied music. When a new church 
anthem comes out that I think fits my choir
I copy it off and bring it to rehearsal. The choir uses the copies to follow 
a recording that is played (they also sing along lightly).
If the reaction is favorable, I order the music  and continue rehearsing it 
until the music is received. Then we throw away the
copies. I have never used copied music for a performance.
I have played in some brass quintets, and have never used copied music.

I do, but it is mainly because my vision is getting pretty bad, and I 
frequently need to clean the music up so that I can read it better. I do 
this with Encore, which is my transcription program of choice, and then I 
print the music on 8-1/2 by 11 inch paper and put it in a three ring 
notebook which I use for further practice, and even during the final 
performance. Afterward, I either throw it away, or file it for some later 
time when the band might revive it and play it again. If the music was nice 
and clean and bright to begin with, I wouldn't have to do this, but you 
wouldn't believe how bad some of it is. (or, maybe you would   :^)