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Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 16:36:18 +1100
From: "Paxton, Michael"
Subject: RE: ASCII Tab Idea

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- -----Original Message-----
>From: IronMan Mike Curtis [mailto:ironm~ronmancurtis.com]
>Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 6:07 PM
>To: harp~arply.com
>Subject: Re: ASCII Tab Idea

>This is "beginner" stuff, pure and simple. It's for people who don't
>know how to play the harmonica.

The irony of this is that standard notation was born of a need to simplify
the communication of music and reduce the need to spend lifetimes
religiously memorizing choral pieces.
I can almost see the older monks gathering in the vestibule..

"..Yae cop thee a load of yon Dominic. Verily he recites from parchment-writ
notation! Is he simple??.."
"..Truly, brother, he must be daft or lazy or plagued of the mind to fall to
such a crutch! He lacks the fortitude to learn the chant! Commit the chant
to memory I say and ye soul will sing! Tis the true way! The only way! The
right way!.."
"..Tis the way everyone else does it!.."
"..verily is that not what I just said?.."
"..Sorry brother.."
"..No harm..Look you! Doest not yon sister's habit draw the eye?!?! From
wimple to sandal she is a work of the Maker's art I tell thee!.."
"..hubba hubba!.."
"..Get thee behind me I say!..I sing as the most heavenly of mortals whilst
you are a mere keeper of rhythm. Take thyne sticks and drums and begone!!
Yon sylph will have no time for your ape-like hammerings!!!.."
"..I'll ape-hammer YOU! You jumped up........"
"..ouch.."

And, of course, it goes downhill from there, but you get the drift....








RE: ASCII Tab Idea







-----Original Message-----

>From: IronMan Mike Curtis [mailto:ironm~ronmancurtis.com]

>Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 6:07 PM

>To: harp~arply.com

>Subject: Re: ASCII Tab Idea





>This is "beginner" stuff, pure and simple.  It's for people who don't

>know how to play the harmonica. 



The irony of this is that standard notation was born of a need to simplify the communication of music and reduce the need to spend lifetimes religiously memorizing choral pieces.



I can almost see the older monks gathering in the vestibule..



"..Yae cop thee a load of yon Dominic. Verily he recites from parchment-writ notation! Is he simple??.."

"..Truly, brother, he must be daft or lazy or plagued of the mind to fall to such a crutch! He lacks the fortitude to learn the chant! Commit the chant to memory I say and ye soul will sing! Tis the true way! The only way! The right way!.."



"..Tis the way everyone else does it!.."

"..verily is that not what I just said?.."

"..Sorry brother.."

"..No harm..Look you! Doest not yon sister's habit draw the eye?!?! From wimple to sandal she is  a work of the Maker's art I tell thee!.."



"..hubba hubba!.."

"..Get thee behind me I say!..I sing as the most heavenly of mortals whilst you are a mere keeper of rhythm. Take thyne sticks and drums and begone!! Yon sylph will have no time for your ape-like hammerings!!!.."



"..I'll ape-hammer YOU! You jumped up........"

"..ouch.."





And, of course, it goes downhill from there, but you get the drift....