-an instrument. In the beginning, discovering how it works is fun, and
-the things you can't do are challenging. After the initial excitement,
-you have to practice and practice. Scales and studies can be dull, and
-if you aren't motivated by others, be them teachers, conductors or
-audience, it is very tempting to give up. You continue, and gradually
-playing it becomes a part of your life. Some days it comes naturally,
-and it's wonderful, and on some days it just doesn't work, but you
-keep playing, day after day.
-
-Like making music, working on LilyPond is can be dull work, and on
-some days it feels like plodding through a morass of
-bugs. Nevertheless, it has become a part of our life, and we keep
-doing it. Probably the most important motivation is that our program
-actually does something useful for people. When we browse around the
-net we find many people that use LilyPond, and use it to produce
-impressive pieces of sheet music. Seeing that still feels unreal, but
-in a very pleasant way.
+an instrument. In the beginning, discovering how it works is fun, and
+the things you cannot do are challenging. After the initial excitement,
+you have to practice and practice. Scales and studies can be dull, and
+if you are not motivated by others -- teachers, conductors or
+audience -- it is very tempting to give up. You continue, and gradually
+playing becomes a part of your life. Some days it comes naturally, and
+it is wonderful, and on some days it just does not work, but you keep
+playing, day after day.
+
+Like making music, working on LilyPond can be dull work, and on
+some days it feels like plodding through a morass of bugs.
+Nevertheless, it has become a part of our life, and we keep doing it.
+Probably the most important motivation is that our program actually
+does something useful for people. When we browse around the net we
+find many people who use LilyPond, and produce impressive pieces of
+sheet music. Seeing that feels unreal, but in a very pleasant way.