* Documentation/user/music-glossary.tely: de-gender a few entires.
+ * Documentation/user/introduction.itely: de-gender a few sentences.
+
2004-09-13 Mats Bengtsson <mabe@drongo.s3.kth.se>
* input/regression/rehearsal-mark-number.ly: Reuse the existing
ink. An image was formed by pressing paper to the plate. The
stamping and cutting was completely done by hand. Making a correction
was cumbersome, if possible at all, so the engraving had to be perfect
-in one go. Engraving was a highly specialized skill, a craftsman had
-to complete around five years of training before she could
-be a master engraver, and another five years of experience were
+in one go. Engraving was a highly specialized skill; a craftsman had
+to complete around five years of training before earning the title of
+master engraver, and another five years of experience were
necessary to become truly skilled.
Nowadays, all newly printed music is produced with computers. This
rhythms, spacing corrections lead to subtle variations in the layout
of every line, giving each one a distinct visual signature. Without
this signature all lines would look the same, and they become like a
-labyrinth. If the musician looks away once or has a lapse in her
-concentration, she will have lost her place on the page.
+labyrinth. If a musician looks away once or has a lapse in
+concentration, they might lose their place on the page.
Similarly, the strong visual look of bold symbols on heavy staff lines
stands out better when music is far away from reader, for example, if