Thank you, Aaron. Yes, I found that Wikipedia entry at about the same time that I first struggled with the tremolo.
It really comes back to being able to think and write fluently, doesn't it? :-) Thanks to you all for your great support on this list. Ken On Thu, Aug 18, 2022 at 9:09 AM Aaron Hill <lilyp...@hillvisions.com> wrote: > > On 2022-08-18 8:49 am, Kenneth Wolcott wrote: > > What even makes it more difficult is when I don't even know what > > something is called at all (no terminology) and/or when I have no clue > > how to succinctly describe what it is that I don't know. For example, > > the tremolo; I recognized the graphic but I had no way to search for > > it by appearance, only read every line of the documentation until I > > find it and the "ah ha". > > This is where I imagine the visual index is most helpful. But I do > wonder how often the Music Glossary is overlooked as a resource. It > includes pictures for entries; in this case, tremolo is represented. > Going outside of LilyPond's manuals, Wikipedia has a good list [1]. > > [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_musical_symbols > > > -- Aaron Hill
