What comes first music or notation.
Notation is a relatively recent invention.
A great one I admit but people were singing and playing primitive instruments before it came along.
I treat a musical score as a guide to what the composer had in mind.
There are many nuances that can be applied.
I object to people picking up on incorrect spelling and had been impressed by the fact that it had not been pick on before this.
The dictionary is also another relatively recent invention and speach came before it.
It is also another great innovation and a great tool in our modern society but I polietly ingnore it when people do not conform to its dictates.

Cousin Ken