computer sheet music notation idea.
my pet goat
stands with sheet music that has to be turned by hand.
but i have a better idea.
instead of sticking with the usual sheet music notation, how about
laying the notation down like a road.
instead of reading the music left to right--like words in a book--,
the music would be laid forward like a highway. instead of reading
the notes up and down on the grid, the performer would read them
horizontally across the computer screen.
the grids would stretch into the distance and progress at a certain
speed depending on the tempo. so the musician would be like a driver.
it's be like playing a road video game. the notes yet to be played
would be in the distance, growing nearer and nearer. and once played,
they would pass away.
also, the computer can give alerts as to what to expect.
also, the computer can be listen to your playing and offer an summary
of what notes you played right or wrong.
on the musical road notation,
keep the circles but get rid of them funny sticks. each circle can be
colored in such a way to signify something or another.
it would take some time to get used to but i'll bet it'll be superior
to reading sheet music.
Dr.Matt
Luddite. Why do you want notation at all? Notation implies human players,
and human players are passe....
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Matthew H. Fields http://personal.www.umich.edu/~fields
Music: Splendor in Sound
A genuine countertenor voice silences all arguments. --Salman Rushdie
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Ryan Tanaka
I've actually been trying to toy with the idea of computer-based
notation.
I've been working on a project with a friend of mine who's a film
director, and the idea here is to be able to play live music to
accompany a film screen. So for something like this, having a
real-time display would be immensely helpful so I could get some cues
ahead of time so I know what's going to happen.
In an orchestra setting it's probably too impractical at this point
until they can make one of those computer-based score thingies
smaller, cheaper, durable, and more reliable...but I don't think it's
too uncommon for experimental musicians to explicitly use computer
based notations in their works.
Ryan
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