Dear film music fans,
To ensure that you get the most out of posts on this blog, I ran a poll in this post to know a little about how you read music notation and how you would describe yourself. Here are the results:
How comfortable are you with reading traditional staff notation?
- 68% (74 Votes) – Very comfortable
- 18% (20 Votes) – I can with a little effort
- 12% (13 Votes) – I can but it’s very difficult
- 2% (2 Votes) – I can’t read music at all
Total Voters: 109
How would you prefer music to be notated in posts?
- 79% (85 Votes) – Traditional staff notation
- 17% (18 Votes) – Both of the above
- 4% (4 Votes) – Piano roll notation
Total Voters: 107
I would describe myself as a (check all that apply):
- 23% (74 Votes) – Film music enthusiast
- 12% (37 Votes) – Film composer
- 11% (35 Votes) – Vocal / instrumental performer
- 9% (27 Votes) – University / college student
- 8% (25 Votes) – Classical composer
- 7% (22 Votes) – Other
- 6% (20 Votes) – Television composer
- 5% (17 Votes) – Film music collector
- 5% (17 Votes) – Video game composer
- 5% (17 Votes) – University / college professor
- 3% (10 Votes) – High school teacher
- 2% (6 Votes) – Music journalist
- 2% (6 Votes) – Filmmaker
- 2% (5 Votes) – High school student
Total Voters: 120
I would describe myself as a classical music enthusiast and an arranger of classical and film music for solo piano (I cannot actually play the results, but it is a fun exercise that teaches me a lot about the music).
I am a secondary school music teacher in the UK and I have made extensive use of this brilliant website. Over the last few years, myself and my students have really engaged with the way you break down a piece of music. Keep up the great work!