Intro to Numerical Notation
You don’t need an introduction to the idea of numerical notation if you are not classically trained on a guitar or piano. There’s tablature and chord numbering systems that work well enough that...
View ArticleUnderstanding Why Lettered Notation is Illogical
Music is not Science. There’s some interesting sciencey things about music, but music itself doesn’t have to perfect or logical. Classical notation using letters is a great example. It hasn’t changed...
View ArticleContinuing Numerical Notion
I get that this whole idea makes it seems like turning music into math and that is going to seem uncool to some people. I am not trying to make math seem cool. Advanced math is interesting to me...
View ArticleNumerical Notation and the 4ths vs. 5ths Paradox
There’s a smart sounding title, wonder if I’ve got anything to back it up. Here’s the clock again from last post. The idea of naming the notes with numbers within an octave is dead simple....
View ArticleStaff System for Numerical Notation
I made some quick sketches for my idea for a new type of staff system to get it out there. Each octave gets a line and the numerical value is written directly below. The standard graphical system for...
View ArticleNumerical Notation for Saxophones Revisited
Been thinking about getting back into the sax. I could never be a great player, especially after taking so many years off, but it’s fun to play the horn, any horn, even if you are just making noise....
View ArticleNumerical Notation and the 3rds Tuning for 7-String Guitar
I’m unfortunately averaging a post a month at the moment as I’ve had to prioritize finding more gainful employment (29 hrs/wk @ min. wage would do it), also Japanese class, which I could see myself...
View ArticleNumerical Notation: A Minor Threat
Hoo boy. Year of the Sheep, right? Some people only seem to notice when it’s a “cool” animal like a dragon or a snake. We have a name for these people: DILETTANTES. There’s nothing cool about sheep,...
View ArticleA New Kind of Numerical Notation
Important development in the comments section of the last post of the Numerical Notation category. In fact it was the not only the most recent post, but the final post before changing the name of the...
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