Hi Sue and others,
Thanks so much for sharing all these great perspectives on putting music
online/sharing. (I had a family issue to deal with this past month so
have been really slow on email - with apologies!)
Because our band is playing a lot of newer compositions, it sounds like the
safest thing is to not post online for other community bands to check out.
I like the idea of asking for permission first, I just don't have the time
at this current moment of life.
Perhaps I'll post our set lists and then if folks are interested, they can
email us.
Again, I know I've really really appreciated learning from what other
community bands have been playing and would like to give back to the
community in some way without negatively impacting composers.
Thanks again!
Emily Addison
Ottawa ON
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> Hi All--
>
> I have thought about this issue a lot. As David writes below, most
> composers
> are eager to have their music spread around and played--even those who have
> gone on to license their tunes through the various licensing organizations.
> However, some composers do not own the copyrights to their own tunes
> (especially in Scotland, where it is common for a music publisher to hold
> the copyright or in cases where the composer is deceased and the copyright
> is owned by the estate). And once in a while, a composer will not want
> his/her music posted online. Publishing companies are less likely to grant
> permission even though the tune in question might be easily found elsewhere
> on the web. Some composers want any publication of their tune to be exactly
> as they wrote it, not a particular version someone is playing.
>
> I do post tunes under copyright on websites but with limitations. As
> director of the Portland Megaband, I use the Megaband website to post the
> music that band members will be working on. Much of this is recent music.
> But the part of that site that contains the music is password
> protected--only available to current band members. We change the password
> every year. (I know of several other groups that use DropBox for this same
> purpose.) This is only scant protection for copyright holders because once
> someone has a music file in pdf format, it can go anywhere very easily. But
> it is better than having the music available for the world to download. In
> some cases, I contact the composer before we post to the Megaband site. If
> I
> have made any substantial changes to the tune, such as changing the key, or
> in once case the meter, I always contact the composer before using the tune
> in the Megaband. So far, everyone has given permission.
>
> I also post tunes on the Portland Collection website (am WAY behind in that
> endeavor). Those tunes are available to everyone without limitation. In the
> case of tunes under copyright, I obtain the composer's permission before
> posting. If I were ever to post an arrangement of a tune specific to a
> band/recording, I would obtain permission from the artists before posting
> on
> the Portland Collection site. These extra steps make me feel better about
> posting music on the web.
>
> Sue Songer
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> Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2017 11:45:56 -0400
> From: David A Kaynor <davidkaynor(a)mac.com>
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> Subject: Re: [Musicians] A question about sharing music notation
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> There are a lot of opinions and wishes out there. Here are mine, about
> publishing transcriptions of my compositions:
>
> I wish more people liked and played my tunes!
>
> I?d love to have transcriptions of my tunes out in the realms of folk and
> contra dance music. If my name, as composer, is on the transcriptions,
> GREAT! If not ? oh, well.
>
> It?s at least possible that someone with questionable taste (not to mention
> questionable values) might claim composership of something I made up, but
> it?s not keeping me awake at night. For one thing, documentation exists
> for
> everything I?ve composed. For another, even if someone did succeed in
> ?stealing? composership of something I made up, the people who really
> matter
> to me know the score, as it were.
>
> Except for The Montague Processional, none of my tunes are licensed, thus
> can be played in venues which don?t purchase licenses from ASCAP and BMI.
>
> Unless I manage to compose some tunes which more people find more
> interesting, all of the above is kind of moot ?
>
> David Kaynor
>
> > On Oct 30, 2017, at 10:49 AM, Emily Addison via Musicians
> <musicians(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > A question for you about general etiquette on posting recently composed
> tunes (as in last 20-30yrs).
> >
> > I've seen MANY MANY recently composed tunes online through websites like
> The Session but also contra websites too. Often these are posted by
> someone
> other than the composer and it's not listed as to whether they have
> permission to post.
> >
> > Here in Ottawa, our community band (we're not pros and play almost all
> our
> gigs for free.), we're working on learning a varied contra music repertoire
> for dancing. In fact, our community band is called 'Stolen Goods' as we're
> about learning from others.
> >
> > I've been thinking that it would be nice to post our sets online as part
> of the wider sharing so that others can benefit... just like we've
> benefited
> from looking at what others (like SPUDS) have posted.
> >
> > What's the etiquette here?
> >
> > For instance, we play a handful of Keith Murphy tunes and he's got books.
> And we have Larry Unger and others too...
> >
> > If we post a few is that ok? Seems that's what others do, especially in
> irish and quebecois traditions but I'm just not sure as some of the contra
> musicians have tune books. Could refer to a few tune books.
> >
> > Also, we've written out a few sets from other bands (e.g., one from Wild
> Asparagus) as we're trying to learn from their groove/chord lines etc. and
> we are just a local learning band that plays for 20 dancers. If we only
> have 1-2 from a particular band, are those ok to post?
> >
> > Looking for your thoughts!
> >
> > By no means do I need to post of course... ... .just interested in giving
> back to the wider community what we've been learning over the last number
> of
> years.
> >
> > With thanks :)
> > Emily Addison in Ottawa
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> Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2017 11:48:18 -0400
> From: Sarah Gowan <ladysmyth(a)rcn.com>
> To: Emily Addison <emilyladdison(a)gmail.com>
> Cc: musicians(a)sharedweight.net
> Subject: Re: [Musicians] A question about sharing music notation
> online
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> Hi Emily-
>
> I?m the curator of the SPUDS online tune library - I?m so happy to hear
> other groups find our site useful! It?s my policy to ask composers (if
> known) if we have permission to post their tunes. Some, like Bob McQuillen,
> gave us free reign to arrange them how we wish and freely post any of their
> tunes. Others prefer only certain tunes or ask that we include contact and
> licensing information. Beware that trad tunes aren?t necessarily exempt.
> Some people are very proprietary about their arrangements. I removed a
> version of a traditional tune from one of my sites because a musician
> recognized his arrangement and wanted credit. I didn?t get it from his
> book,
> but also didn?t want the hassle, so it was easier to simply take it down
> and
> use a different version.
>
> If there are a hundred versions of a tune online already, I generally don?t
> get too anxious about reposting. If there are none or maybe one, I
> definitely ask. You can?t assume that because one site has posted them,
> that
> it?s ok for you to do the same. Some groups, like Princeton, avoid
> copyright
> problems by password-protecting access to their files so only group members
> can use them. They still ask composers if it?s ok to post, though.
>
> >From the composer side - I?ve had people post some of my compositions and
> the only time I get annoyed is when they don?t include my name or try to
> sell them. (Yes that really happened). But I make most of my tunes freely
> available online anyway and I?m not trying to make a living as a musician.
>
> Hope this is helpful,
>
> Sarah
> https://www.thursdaycontra.com/~spuds/TuneLinks.html
>
> > On Oct 30, 2017, at 10:49 AM, Emily Addison via Musicians
> <musicians(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > A question for you about general etiquette on posting recently composed
> tunes (as in last 20-30yrs).
> >
> > I've seen MANY MANY recently composed tunes online through websites like
> The Session but also contra websites too. Often these are posted by
> someone
> other than the composer and it's not listed as to whether they have
> permission to post.
> >
> > Here in Ottawa, our community band (we're not pros and play almost all
> our
> gigs for free.), we're working on learning a varied contra music repertoire
> for dancing. In fact, our community band is called 'Stolen Goods' as we're
> about learning from others.
> >
> > I've been thinking that it would be nice to post our sets online as part
> of the wider sharing so that others can benefit... just like we've
> benefited
> from looking at what others (like SPUDS) have posted.
> >
> > What's the etiquette here?
> >
> > For instance, we play a handful of Keith Murphy tunes and he's got books.
> And we have Larry Unger and others too...
> >
> > If we post a few is that ok? Seems that's what others do, especially in
> irish and quebecois traditions but I'm just not sure as some of the contra
> musicians have tune books. Could refer to a few tune books.
> >
> > Also, we've written out a few sets from other bands (e.g., one from Wild
> Asparagus) as we're trying to learn from their groove/chord lines etc. and
> we are just a local learning band that plays for 20 dancers. If we only
> have 1-2 from a particular band, are those ok to post?
> >
> > Looking for your thoughts!
> >
> > By no means do I need to post of course... ... .just interested in giving
> back to the wider community what we've been learning over the last number
> of
> years.
> >
> > With thanks :)
> > Emily Addison in Ottawa
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If you are a contra musician who is visiting San Diego over Christmas and would like to play a contra gig on the evening of Dec 23rd, please contact Chris Page above. We have some local musicians who could possibly join you, depending on what you play. We would probably be in most need of a guitar/bass/piano to provide the rhythm for the band, though we might be able to scare up a rhythm player and a mando or banjo if you are a fiddler. (Or vv). Thanks!!!!
Martha
Hi All,
One more question from me! This one about another Chestnut Dance... Hull's
Victory.
The first tune we plan to do is Hull's Victory which makes sense. :) :)
However I'd like to do another tune after and Ross's Reel #4 sounds really
good. ... ... my concern is I think this has been associated with another
chestnut dance??? ???
Thoughts?
And any tunes you traditionally associate with Hull's Victory (the dance)?
Thanks!
Emily
