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 ...

Notation close notationThe musical symbols used when writing music down. is used to write down music. It's one way to remember what you have composed close composeTo write your own music.. It's also ...

Learning to play a new instrument can be exciting, filled with hopes of playing great songs and even composing your own music. Picking up a guitar for the first time leads to a big question: what's ...

There are different ways of reading and writing music. In music notation, the notes tell the musician exactly how to play something. A graphic score is made up of lots of different images. The ...

James Vincent is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. Some people just like making things difficult for themselves. Although the music world is full ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Throughout composition, geometric ...

It’s as much about what you don’t play as what you do When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Today, we’re taking a hythmic turn, ...

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 ...