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OpenStudy (perl):

I found this interesting website, a fresh take on music notation. I am not in any way affiliated with the website. I have trouble reading piano sheet score music http://www.hummingbirdnotation.com/

OpenStudy (perl):

the idea of having a different symbol for each note a,b,c,d,e,f,g seems good

OpenStudy (perl):

then it doesn't matter where you place the note on the staves . so you have to learn 7 symbols, instead of memorizing the position of a note , mentally counting from some f or g

OpenStudy (anonymous):

This is like a scientific breakthrough to the world of music. xD

OpenStudy (e.mccormick):

@Jamierox4ev3r What do you think of this?

HanAkoSolo (jamierox4ev3r):

hmmm...since I have been studying classical scores for a long long time (over a decade), so I was able to read the traditional A LOT better. I like having a key signature to look at; i feel like having accidentals marked on a piece with a very minor piece (and heavy dissonance) would be tricky to notate. and not to be difficult here, but what about 16th and 32nd notes? I see they provided a visual example with the hummingbird vs, classical, but they didn't explain it lol. The more I look at hummingbird, the more i understand it and see how it works; but I feel that if a person were to learn off of hummingbird, they would have difficulty transitioning to read a classical score, whereas a person who has developed an understanding of classical scores could in time, learn to interpret hummingbird. That's just my opinion :) Plus, since I know where notes are located just by sight, those symbols on the notes only serve to confuse me, since in classical, they simply reflect how long the note is played for. In hummingbird, they represent the pitch of the note :P

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