The group wants to combine MusicXML and Standard Music Font Layout into a new standard. Some may question why we even need a music notation standard for the web, but to me the real question is whether ...

Before radio turned out pop hits left and right, paper and pen advancements in the 1300s led to an increase in song notation. Graeme Boone, director of the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies ...

When time's a ticking, the best music notation software will help you to get the job done fast. You know the, ahem, score – nothing in life is more fleeting than a good creative idea. So, when ...

We thought we’d seen it all, but these are some truly harrowing examples of classical sheet music. Paganini has nothing on these. We’ve all experienced the unpleasant feeling of intimidation that a ...

A few weeks ago I promised to bring in some more general news from the world of Linux audio software development. Alas, my plans were ambushed by the happy intrusion of the release of Renoise for ...

We love to try new music players, for they all have something interesting to offer, even if the design is the only aspect. Over the years, we’ve used several different music players, but for the most ...

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 ...