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Believe me, even someone with little experience in composition

quoted 4 lines can write music that sounds decent without laying a hand on a piano if they have a

>can write music that sounds decent without laying a hand on a piano if they have a >decent ear and a good grasp on theory and harmony. > >Andrei

yes, and its interesting to note that as one becomes more and more adept at writing/arraging/composing music on paper WITHOUT a piano, one will find that its *much* easier this way. I rephrase, it is much easier, and faster. Beethoven wrote almost all of his symphonies without the aid of hearing a single note, (he was 100% deaf by the 2nd or 3rd I think it was). this is perhaps somewhat analagous with step-time sequencing. (how thinking it out first can yield better results in theory)(theory - no pun intended) shalom ian//delphi --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org