Comments for Evan Lenz http://evanlenz.net/blog XSLT et cetera Sun, 04 Sep 2011 15:31:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Re-discovering Klavarskribo by Johannes K. Drinda http://evanlenz.net/blog/2007/11/02/re-discovering-klavarscribo/comment-page-1/#comment-52492 Johannes K. Drinda Sun, 04 Sep 2011 15:31:24 +0000 http://evanlenz.net/blog/2007/11/02/re-discovering-klavarscribo/#comment-52492 I successfully transformed my traditional zebra Synth Kbd to a 3-row JANKO ( http://www.live-styler.de/home/Janko%20Project.pdf ) , yet I soon lost the patience to relearn JANKO by ear. The problem is Klavarskribo is written for the traditional zebra Kbd layout. Solution and promise: If someone of your smart programmers could create a program, for the JANKO Kbd (3 & 6 layers) layout that would tempt many more young people to rediscover and enjoy the great benefits of the JANKO and its appropriate notation. I already developed a design idea for it. I successfully transformed my traditional zebra Synth Kbd to a 3-row JANKO ( http://www.live-styler.de/home/Janko%20Project.pdf ) , yet I soon lost the patience to relearn JANKO by ear.
The problem is Klavarskribo is written for the traditional zebra Kbd layout.
Solution and promise:
If someone of your smart programmers could create a program, for the JANKO Kbd (3 & 6 layers) layout that would tempt many more young people to rediscover and enjoy the great benefits of the JANKO and its appropriate notation.
I already developed a design idea for it.

]]> Comment on More thoughts on Klavarskribo, and refactoring music by Johannes K. Drinda http://evanlenz.net/blog/2007/11/03/more-thoughts-on-klavarskribo-and-refactoring-music/comment-page-1/#comment-52307 Johannes K. Drinda Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:23:11 +0000 http://evanlenz.net/blog/2007/11/03/more-thoughts-on-klavarskribo-and-refactoring-music/#comment-52307 Hi Evan, I just thought up a special JANKO notation, which shouldn't be to hard for you to design a software, similar to the Klavarskribo program. It's an ideal notation for a 3-row JANKO Kbd. layout, consisting of only of 6 lines. Notes on lines are played on the middle Kbd. It would be great if you could design such a handy program, which (like Klavarsksribo) converts MIDI and XML files to this new JANKO notation. I think it makes lots of sense, for it's a "user friendly" notation, which (like Klavaskribo) is wysiwyg. Most young people would love to play a musical instrument, if only it would be less cumbersome than the traditional notation. This notation offers us a step closer towards this aim. I uploaded it here: http://hotfile.com/dl/128523032/88b2516/Janko_Notation1.bmp.html Johannes Hi Evan,

I just thought up a special JANKO notation, which shouldn’t be to hard for you to design a software, similar to the Klavarskribo program. It’s an ideal notation for a 3-row JANKO Kbd. layout, consisting of only of 6 lines. Notes on lines are played on the middle Kbd. It would be great if you could design such a handy program, which (like Klavarsksribo) converts MIDI and XML files to this new JANKO notation.
I think it makes lots of sense, for it’s a “user friendly” notation, which (like Klavaskribo) is wysiwyg.
Most young people would love to play a musical instrument, if only it would be less cumbersome than the traditional notation. This notation offers us a step closer towards this aim. I uploaded it here:
http://hotfile.com/dl/128523032/88b2516/Janko_Notation1.bmp.html

Johannes

]]> Comment on Lost in the MNMA forum archives by JamesZE http://evanlenz.net/blog/2008/01/11/lost-in-the-mnma-forum-archives/comment-page-1/#comment-48141 JamesZE Fri, 03 Jun 2011 05:10:38 +0000 http://evanlenz.net/blog/2008/01/11/lost-in-the-mnma-forum-archives/#comment-48141 Hello there, Just saying hi to the forum. James -=-=-=-=-=-=- <a href="http://fusbuzz.com" rel="nofollow">The Fusbuzz</a> Hello there,

Just saying hi to the forum.

James

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]]> Comment on XSLT template rules vs. Lisp macros by How can I do this in XSLT? | cartesian product http://evanlenz.net/blog/2006/02/19/contemplating-s-expressions-in-bed/comment-page-1/#comment-47652 How can I do this in XSLT? | cartesian product Mon, 16 May 2011 20:00:51 +0000 http://evanlenz.net/blog/?p=24#comment-47652 [...] Evan Lenz ” XSLT template rules vs. Lisp macros (evanlenz.net) [...] [...] Evan Lenz ” XSLT template rules vs. Lisp macros (evanlenz.net) [...]

]]> Comment on Watching The Atheism Tapes by Russ Urquhart http://evanlenz.net/blog/2009/10/11/watching-the-atheism-tapes/comment-page-1/#comment-46374 Russ Urquhart Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:04:08 +0000 http://evanlenz.net/blog/?p=132#comment-46374 Have you checked out Dinesh Desouza's (sp?) What's So Great About Christianity? It examines atheist beliefs an offers scientific questions to their issues, etc. Worth checking out. Have you checked out Dinesh Desouza’s (sp?) What’s So Great About Christianity? It examines atheist beliefs an offers scientific questions to their issues, etc. Worth checking out.

]]> Comment on Making connections by Johannes K. Drinda http://evanlenz.net/blog/2008/01/03/making-connections/comment-page-1/#comment-45041 Johannes K. Drinda Sun, 27 Feb 2011 14:56:47 +0000 http://evanlenz.net/blog/2008/01/03/making-connections/#comment-45041 I noticed that all Kbd layout improvements have been done by equalizing the keyboard layout. That's why my idea is to ... yes, "equalizing the existing (zebra) piano keyboard layout". That saves us to relearn the a new layout (!!) Please contact me for more suggestions on that... jjj from Chile I noticed that all Kbd layout improvements have been done by equalizing the keyboard layout. That’s why my idea is to … yes, “equalizing the existing (zebra) piano keyboard layout”. That saves us to relearn the a new layout (!!)
Please contact me for more suggestions on that… jjj from Chile

]]> Comment on Blogging confusion by Evan Lenz » This blog is going to get a lot worse… http://evanlenz.net/blog/2008/01/25/blogging-confusion/comment-page-1/#comment-43173 Evan Lenz » This blog is going to get a lot worse… Sun, 19 Dec 2010 06:45:32 +0000 http://evanlenz.net/blog/2008/01/25/blogging-confusion/#comment-43173 [...] written before about my blogging confusion. But now I’ve got a little bit more focus and motivation, even if I haven’t quite [...] [...] written before about my blogging confusion. But now I’ve got a little bit more focus and motivation, even if I haven’t quite [...]

]]> Comment on Re-discovering Klavarskribo by Evan http://evanlenz.net/blog/2007/11/02/re-discovering-klavarscribo/comment-page-1/#comment-43054 Evan Mon, 06 Dec 2010 21:08:18 +0000 http://evanlenz.net/blog/2007/11/02/re-discovering-klavarscribo/#comment-43054 Lou, thanks so much for sharing your story. It is truly inspiring. It's true that people can get defensive about traditional notation. After all, despite its difficulties, it is a huge success. (At least we don't have lots of dialects to contend with.) However, it's also a success at alienating people who would otherwise love to learn music. The great thing about Klavarskribo is that it gives them an alternative. Lou, thanks so much for sharing your story. It is truly inspiring. It’s true that people can get defensive about traditional notation. After all, despite its difficulties, it is a huge success. (At least we don’t have lots of dialects to contend with.) However, it’s also a success at alienating people who would otherwise love to learn music. The great thing about Klavarskribo is that it gives them an alternative.

]]> Comment on Re-discovering Klavarskribo by Lou http://evanlenz.net/blog/2007/11/02/re-discovering-klavarscribo/comment-page-1/#comment-43053 Lou Mon, 06 Dec 2010 19:54:06 +0000 http://evanlenz.net/blog/2007/11/02/re-discovering-klavarscribo/#comment-43053 Yes James, a perfect rant! I enjoyed it too :) And how right you are! I am Dutch too by the way, I was just Googling on Klavarskribo and hit this blog. And a very interesting blog it is! I have always loved piano's and music. So at age 12 I took piano lessons. I was thrilled, finally I would be able to decipher those notes on paper and play them too! But soon I found out that reading music just wasn't for me. When the lessons started I could manage to 'read' it but as soon as the music started to get more complicated I just couldn't 'get' it anymore. I sort of 'blocked' when the score turned 'too busy' because of the notation mess that was created a long time ago. I was stumped that music was written down in such a complicated way, so many things to remember (like key signatures) and it caused me to feel quite rebellious too. I struggled for years, getting to hate my piano and teacher. She must have thought I was really stupid! So at 16, after four years of struggling I quit playing the piano. The fun and love for the piano was completely gone. Several years ago at age 45 I bought an old piano in a wave of hope that certainly now as an adult I would certainly 'get' it! I turned out to be a fast learner at college and in my profession, so what could be the problem! I bought all kinds of books to learn how to read music. Took lessons.. but no avail. I STILL couldn't manage! Then a few years ago my stepmother died, and in her belongings was a course Klavarskribo dated 1953. It was on very old fashioned faint beige paper printed 'old typewriter style' with brown ink. I started lesson number 1 and boy.. I went through the lessons like there was no tomorrow! At last I was able to read and play!! I sucked it all op like a sponge ;) I wish I had known Klavar when I started playing when I was young, I missed out years of fun owning a piano, practice and I would have been a much better player now. A pity, really! And I am not the only one.. through the years I met several people (IRL an on the internet) who experienced the same 'blocking' when old style (yes I call it OLD style) music gets complicated. I would really like to know what it is that some folks just get blocked reading old style music. I read several overheated discussions on pianoforums about other notations (like Klavar), and noticed people get really irritated by the idea that someone had the nerve to develop other notation systems, as their old system is holy ánd the best. They learned it, so can you. :/ Yes James, a perfect rant! I enjoyed it too :)
And how right you are!

I am Dutch too by the way, I was just Googling on Klavarskribo and hit this blog.
And a very interesting blog it is!

I have always loved piano’s and music. So at age 12 I took piano lessons. I was thrilled, finally I would be able to decipher those notes on paper and play them too! But soon I found out that reading music just wasn’t for me. When the lessons started I could manage to ‘read’ it but as soon as the music started to get more complicated I just couldn’t ‘get’ it anymore.

I sort of ‘blocked’ when the score turned ‘too busy’ because of the notation mess that was created a long time ago. I was stumped that music was written down in such a complicated way, so many things to remember (like key signatures) and it caused me to feel quite rebellious too. I struggled for years, getting to hate my piano and teacher. She must have thought I was really stupid!
So at 16, after four years of struggling I quit playing the piano. The fun and love for the piano was completely gone.

Several years ago at age 45 I bought an old piano in a wave of hope that certainly now as an adult I would certainly ‘get’ it! I turned out to be a fast learner at college and in my profession, so what could be the problem!
I bought all kinds of books to learn how to read music. Took lessons.. but no avail. I STILL couldn’t manage!

Then a few years ago my stepmother died, and in her belongings was a course Klavarskribo dated 1953. It was on very old fashioned faint beige paper printed ‘old typewriter style’ with brown ink. I started lesson number 1 and boy.. I went through the lessons like there was no tomorrow! At last I was able to read and play!! I sucked it all op like a sponge ;)

I wish I had known Klavar when I started playing when I was young, I missed out years of fun owning a piano, practice and I would have been a much better player now. A pity, really!

And I am not the only one.. through the years I met several people (IRL an on the internet) who experienced the same ‘blocking’ when old style (yes I call it OLD style) music gets complicated. I would really like to know what it is that some folks just get blocked reading old style music.

I read several overheated discussions on pianoforums about other notations (like Klavar), and noticed people get really irritated by the idea that someone had the nerve to develop other notation systems, as their old system is holy ánd the best. They learned it, so can you. :/

]]> Comment on Does Christianity make sense? by Christian http://evanlenz.net/blog/2008/09/10/does-christianity-make-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-43051 Christian Fri, 26 Nov 2010 07:06:05 +0000 http://evanlenz.net/blog/?p=104#comment-43051 Christianity may not make sense to some, but it definitely does to me. Well not every view of Christianity of course, but the bible view. Perfect sense. Christianity may not make sense to some, but it definitely does to me. Well not every view of Christianity of course, but the bible view. Perfect sense.

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