Welcome, Verbarian!

Yeah, I gottcher spellin rite'ear...

To say that spelling is essential to teaching music is jumping out on a limb, but I'm sure someone will have a good *arguement for ya!

Correct spelling is that which makes you itterate the idea successfully, or understand what you're reading. As it has been shown in a number of different threads here over the *years, there are not enough rules for teaching spelling/pronounciation to cover all the exceptions. (...er, that's at least one take on it )

Spelling 'cord' instead of 'chord' only makes a difference to the person reading silently, not out loud to a crowd in a context to understand it. It is personal, verbal forms of communication that are most beneficial as a musician (as both performer and teacher.)

I'm thinkin nobudee in the orkestra kin tel (or gives a rats ass) if yew kin spel kurektly. Now, in science clas dare may bee a bit more to be kunfuzed abowt.

System shmist'em!