Talk:Music Theory/Music Notation Systems

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Oh, if only I had the resources available to talk at length about various notational systems, putting across the encouraging idea that they are constantly evolving and not set in stone and interpretation can be just as creative as creation. I like putting fermatas over measures. I'm not sure how useful this comment is, but I've never made an edit so I'm sort of nervous to just go ahead and do it.

Contents 1 Expanding notation 2 What is the intended scope of this book? 3 chant 4 why was this *after* the rhythm section?

[edit] Expanding notation

One might want to add the 8va and 8ba, as well as examples of changing clefs in the middle of a piece, in order to avoid the ledger lines.

[edit] What is the intended scope of this book?

This has got off to a rather shaky start. It is addressed as a "how-to" kind of text, but it is getting so chatty and full of sidelines that it threatens to become unusably long.

I have tried (a while back) to simplify some of the material in an article on solmization: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A1339337

Accessibility is a major problem, because a certain familiarity with some music theory is required, to make any sense of the terms used. What level of knowledge is to be expected?

I would be against introducing the word "confusingly" so early, or indeed at all. It is our job not to be confusing.

[edit] chant

Gregorian chant uses a 4-line staff.

[edit] why was this *after* the rhythm section?

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