I realize that I was just keeping this information to myself, so I decided, particularly with the recent discussions about the future of LilyPond in and out of the commercial world, I thought I'd publish some of the results of the survey I launched last July. Here are the results of the first three non-font specific questions (if anyone is interested in the font-related ones, I can post those too):
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WHAT'S YOUR AFFILIATION WITH MUSIC? (Select all that apply)
Casual Musician (36/55, 65.5%)
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Listen for enjoyment (24/55, 43.6%)
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Professional Performer (21/55, 38.2%)
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Something else that's awesome! (21/55, 38.2%)
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Conductor (14/55, 25.5%)
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Publisher (11/55, 20%)
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Historian (3/55, 5.5%)
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WHY DO YOU ENGRAVE MUSIC? (Select all that apply)
For the fun of it (37/55, 67.3%)
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When I need to clean up someone else's score or
transpose an instrument (36/55, 65.5%)
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I do it on the side (28/55, 50.9%)
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It's how I make a living (15/55, 27.3%)
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Historical re-publications (14/55, 25.5%)
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WHAT NOTATION/ENGRAVING SOFTWARE DO YOU USE ON A REGULAR BASIS?
(Select all that apply)
LilyPond (54/54, 100%)
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Paper & Pencil (11/54, 20.4%)
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Sibelius (8/54, 14.8%)
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Finale (7/54, 13%)
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Something else (5/54, 9.3%)
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MuseScore (4/54, 7.4%)
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SCORE (1/54, 1.9%)
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Denemo (1/54, 1.9%)
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I don't know if there's anything for me to interpret from this being that it's such a potentially small number of people who responded, but it's interesting anyway. I'm definitely interested in hearing anyone else's thoughts concerning these demographics.