Music and Meaning
McEnzie makes a convincing point when it comes to form and its "effect" on meaning (McEnzie 1999, p. 13). I am a piano player from a young age and I have explored music printing and publishing as a highlight of my iSchool academic career. As I juxtaposition the past and present manifestations of music books (music sheet compilations), it is apparent to me that form effects the reader or consumer's experience and meaning-making.
McEnzie makes a convincing point when it comes to form and its "effect" on meaning (McEnzie 1999, p. 13). I am a piano player from a young age and I have explored music printing and publishing as a highlight of my iSchool academic career. As I juxtaposition the past and present manifestations of music books (music sheet compilations), it is apparent to me that form effects the reader or consumer's experience and meaning-making.
It also depends on what the reader wants: do they want the sheet music only or do they want features such as playback? It is a tradeoff in many ways. Music print books allow for familiarly and ease of playing as one turns the pages and has a nostalgic, romantic feeling to them as one plays the piano. Digital music books may be a great learning tool and also allow for ease of turning to a new page, but it does seem out of place when placed on the piano.
References
Digital Sheet Music On iPad [digital image]. N.p., n.d. Retrieved from http://listenlearnmusic.com/2011/06/musicnotes-app-for-ipad.html.
Print Sheet Music On Piano [digital image]. N.p., n.d., Retrieved from https://www.pinterest.com/pin/200621358373112943/.
McKenzie, D.F. (1999). "The Broken Phiall: Non-Book Texts." In Bibliography and the Sociology of Texts, pp. 31-54. Cambridge University Press.
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