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Binding: Paperback
Brand: Berklee Press
Dewey Decimal Number: 780.148
EAN: 9780876390740
ISBN: 0876390742
Label: BERKLEE COLLEGE -LICENSED
Manufacturer: BERKLEE COLLEGE -LICENSED
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 160
Publication Date: April 07, 2007
Publisher: BERKLEE COLLEGE -LICENSED
Release Date: April 01, 2007
Studio: BERKLEE COLLEGE -LICENSED
Features:- Published by Berklee Press 160 Pages
- (150 pages, 9 inch. x 12 inch.) by Matthew Nicholl and Richard Grudzinski
- Author: Matthew Nicholl
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Editorial Review:Product Description:Whether you notate music by hand or use computer software, this practical reference will show you today's best practices rendering the details of your scores and parts. Improve your music's legibility and express your ideas clearly to get the best possibl
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This is an elementary level introduction to music notation. Covers clefs, key signatures, time signatures, score lay-out, instrumentation and related topics. Could be a text for a beginning music student.
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This book is a big disappointment. I was hoping for at least a bit of information on suggested margin distances and font choices, but alas, none of that. The authors try to let it slide with "oh just study some professional scores and get your ideas from there" (excuse the paraphrase).
There are some annoying, niggling details of editting that grated on my nerves while reading this all-too-brief book, like the inconsistant use of the words staff and stave for the singular. One can find single sentences where both "staff" and "stave" are used in reference to the singular for staves. Also a few clumsy typos ("Glockenspeil" anyone?) which push this book onto my "avoid at all costs unless you absolutely must" list.
There are also some truly questionable assertions made in the book regarding notational convention, which convince at least this reader that the authors have very little practical knowledge regarding the engraving of music, other than pop and jazz.
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The book 'Music Notation Preparing Scores and Parts' was obviously for a course offered by Berkleemusic Online. And that was my only objection to the book. The information was rudimentary and would make a good reference or workbook for a musician that is just starting out to learn orchestration and part writing. I have a four movement symphony under my belt so I was looking for something more advanced to use as a reference for those difficult scoring problems. Other than that one objection the book had plenty of information to learn and was easy to understand.
