Numbered Notes is a new system for writing music that uses numbers for each halfstep instead of letters. It also uses a 12 note staff with Octave numbers so each staff is consistent. These two elements make reading music easier for the beginner.
March 7th, the NumberedNotes.com website will launch making available lots of resources for those interested in learning how to read music.
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cool stuff....
ReplyDeleteSounds great! I look forward to the the launch of your website!
ReplyDeletebad idea.
ReplyDelete1) if you want to use the notes directly why not use the note letter names, instead assigning numbers to notes. numbers are attached to the note letter names to distinguish octaves. this helps the student learn the instrument. memorizing notes from C to B is just as easy as memorizing 1 to 12. Besides, you immediately know sharps and flats from note names.
2) might as well get rid of the staff, if users will just rely on the numbers instead of note positions on the staff. then again, note letter names work well in linear notation.
3) numbers are used to identify intervals (e.g. the seventh in the seventh chord, minor third...). this will just cause confusion.
4) relying on this unconventional numbered system will make it harder to progress in advanced learning. this will also isolate user from the rest who are using the standard. it doesn't reinforce other concepts, as it is detached to existing conventional ones.
5) there are good reason music notation stayed that way for centuries. it may not be intuitive and friendly. but whether we like it or not, majority will always win. a lot of music are already written in standard notation. rejecting the standard means being left behind. face the music!
6) you should at least develop programs that will take in standard MIDI or MusicXML files and display them in your notation. selling a limited set of music with your special notation, means that the user will not be able to play many other songs that he/she happen to like at the moment.