| Date sent: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 21:12:55 EST Subject: Re: VOCALIST-Digest V8 #14 To: vocalist Send reply to: VOCALIST <vocalist>
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
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