Over here (Belgium) LilyPond is not as well known as MuseScore. Other
popular (paid) software are Sibelius and Finale.

I have to agree that even with my software development background and
TeX/LaTeX experience I find the learning curve of LilyPond rather steep.
But the path is very rewarding. I can't find a faster AND better way to
recreate a lost 60-page document than doing it with LilyPond. The knowledge
shared by the community is an invaluable complement to the extensive yet
sometimes awkward documentation available on the website.

Without the very active participation of the "Herders of the LilyPond
Memory" in the LilyPond mailing lists I think many would not have found
their way.

Many thanks,

Olivier


On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 10:28 PM, Noeck <noeck.marb...@gmx.de> wrote:

> Hi again,
>
> some more thoughts that came up during the preparation of this teachers’
> meeting:
>
> - The LilyPond website could be a bit more enthusiastic about the
> features of LilyPond. Many proprietary programs have a shiny *list of*
> *features* with images on their site and LilyPond could attract more
> users by the fact that almost everything is possible. I hear quite often
> from new LilyPond users: "Is this possible with LilyPond?" (And most
> often it concerns the most basic features you can think of.)
> The examples page is quite nice but could be enhanced nonetheless. Like
> http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes-big-page
> but not only the changes and less technical.
> For me it is the first thing I want to know from a previously unknown
> software: What can I do with it? What are the features?
>
> - *Mutopia* is often referenced as a showcase. The idea and the starting
> point is good but LilyPond can do much better by now and many examples
> on mutopia lack the quality that could be achieved with LilyPond.
>
> - Presentation *slides* that introduce LilyPond could be shared.
>
> Still happy that this software is appreciated,
> Joram
>
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