Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 23:33:24 -0500 From: "Vince Daliessio" Subject: Re: harp-l-digest V9 #9 - Tab vs. standard notation
Whats being suggested here is the equivelant of publishing more picture > books for the growing illiteracy amongst the population. Great stuff.
Might I suggest that what is being suggested here is irrelevant to some on the list? I can read (but not play from) standard notation, and tabs are useful to me only insofar as they give me a clue where to begin. Many harp players like me learn the notes and relationships by rote, by ear, and by practice. An additional advantage to this method is that there is no loss of proficiency if one goes blind. Perhaps if I run out of pieces I can learn in this manner, I will learn to play from std notation or tab.