Music Notations: Gallery
The images below illustrate various alternative notation systems. Each one shows a chromatic scale from C to C. Click on an image to learn more about a particular system. For a general introduction see the Guided Tour. Use the round buttons on the left to change how the systems are sorted. Use the checkboxes to select which systems are displayed. Deselecting a checkbox will filter out the systems that have that particular characteristic.
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Music Notations by Line Pattern
Music Notations by 7-5 and 6-6 Patterns
As an educational and informational resource, we seek to present these music notation systems in a fair and even-handed way. Unless otherwise noted, they each meet all of our desirable criteria for alternative music notation systems. If you are the designer of a music notation system, and would like us to consider adding it to our site, see For Notation Designers.
