Second Mnma Conference Proceedings, 1991 With Test Drive the New Notation Systems

This collection of 22 lectures & demonstrations plus 17 new music notation systems will provide some of the latest innovative thinking about how we might improve music notation & provides a variety of concrete methods for making music simpler, more logical to read & write. Some of the proposals are intended to function more or less as traditional 5-line notation, but more efficiently. Other methods deal with presenting music more understandably to children & beginners. Some of the more serious problems with traditional notation are discussed; for example, the fact that to read in all clefs, at least four sets of note names for the lines & spaces must be learned when one set might suffice. For those teachers, professional performers, composers, amateurs & students who are looking for more effective ways of writing & reading music, this collection should provide a wealth of material. The 1991 MNMA conference was held in St. Louis, Missouri.Reed, Thomas S. is the author of 'Second Mnma Conference Proceedings, 1991 With Test Drive the New Notation Systems' with ISBN 9780963884909 and ISBN 0963884905.