http://www.musicteachershelper.com/blog/forte-notation-software-a-review/ Tips and Resources for Private Music Teachers and Performers everywhere! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:51:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.musicteachershelper.com/blog/forte-notation-software-a-review/comment-page-1/#comment-123136 Jonathan Jeremiah Meda Wed, 14 Jul 2010 07:19:10 +0000 http://www.musicteachershelper.com/blog/?p=616#comment-123136 I am a bandsman playing for The Salvation Army Band in Zimbabwe. I teach music to young children as well as assist in instructing the senior band. I have browsed through the information on your website and I have really appreciated it. Its a quite useful tool and easy to use. It also helps to make the work a lot easy through transposing, playback etc. I am a bandsman playing for The Salvation Army Band in Zimbabwe. I teach music to young children as well as assist in instructing the senior band. I have browsed through the information on your website and I have really appreciated it. Its a quite useful tool and easy to use. It also helps to make the work a lot easy through transposing, playback etc.

]]> http://www.musicteachershelper.com/blog/forte-notation-software-a-review/comment-page-1/#comment-121630 research papers Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:42:38 +0000 http://www.musicteachershelper.com/blog/?p=616#comment-121630 The word forte, coming from French fort, should properly be pronounced with one syllable, like the English word fort. Common usage, however, prefers the two-syllable pronunciation, (fôr't?'), which has been influenced possibly by the music term forte borrowed from Italian. In a recent survey a strong majority of the Usage Panel, 74 percent, preferred the two-syllable pronunciation. The result is a delicate situation; speakers who are aware of the origin of the word may wish to continue to pronounce it as one syllable but at an increasing risk of puzzling their listeners. The word forte, coming from French fort, should properly be pronounced with one syllable, like the English word fort. Common usage, however, prefers the two-syllable pronunciation, (fôr’t?’), which has been influenced possibly by the music term forte borrowed from Italian. In a recent survey a strong majority of the Usage Panel, 74 percent, preferred the two-syllable pronunciation. The result is a delicate situation; speakers who are aware of the origin of the word may wish to continue to pronounce it as one syllable but at an increasing risk of puzzling their listeners.

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