Last month I introduced the ABC music notation system. This month, I continue our tour of notation programs for Linux with a look at the Common Music Notation system from composer/programmer Bill ...

While not officially part of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), the Music Notation community group formed earlier this year appears to have every chance of finally standardising Western music ...

Sure – you’re a total whizz at music theory. But do you have any idea what this odd-looking Renaissance musical notation is? If you’re a connoisseur of modern music theory, you’ll know that a ‘x’ ...

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When I was an untutored rock musician, I envied my colleagues who could read and write music notation. They could access and study material that literally was a closed book to me. So, at one point in ...

Learn everything you need to know about music notation, including what Western notation is. A list of musical terms Learn key terms used in music to describe the different dimensions used in composing ...