Nicely played, John!
Also thanks to Martin for the three links to the different forms of the sheet music.
John wrote: "We somehow try to make a tune have something of ourselves in it,"
Well I used to often try *not* to sound the same as I always do, but I seem to have limited success with not sounding like me, as my stuff always ends up gravitating back towards where I started out in music.
John Kelly wrote: "I found XP was a very stable platform to work with."
I liked XP - it was preinstalled on the very first PC I bought after years of using Macs. Then later I got a different PC which had Windows 7 - I held onto that for a long time.
John wrote: "The Tascam is so handy when I want to get something down in a hurry if an idea comes to me,"
Yes, portable recorders can be very useful. I use my Zoom H2n that way. That tune I made up the other day was a result of that strategy.
John wrote: "Wow, this sounds really geeky when I read it over!"
Not at all! (Not that there'd be anything wrong with that, if it was.) Just good practical info. All of us have to deal with these considerations at one point or another, it's just a part of being a modern musician.