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Date sent: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 21:12:55 EST
Subject: Re: VOCALIST-Digest V8 #14
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In a message dated 00-01-11 18:40:56 EST, you write:

>
> I am wondering what opinions there are out there about making a photocopy
of
> music for audition sake. For example, I own a book of music and would like
> to give a copy of the sheet music to the accompanist for ease of play. I
> have always done this, and never thought a thing of it, but recently
another
> singer expressed disdain that I was copying copyrighted music - even for
> personal use. It had never occurred to me this might be ANY kind of a
> problem. Is she overly sensitive or have I had my head stuck in the sand
> all these years?
>
well, as an accompanist myself, i would hope you would give the accompanist a
copy, not just for "ease of play" but so that it could be played at all!
LOL many singers own two copies of the books they use a lot, one for them
and one for the accompanist.
merry