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Panot Notation
by George Skapski, 1956

Chromatic scale from C to C. C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab A A#/Ab B C

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The two lines of the staff represent E and G#/Ab.  Above and below the staff a leger line is used to represent C.  Between any two adjacent lines, including the leger line, there are three elevations on which notes can be placed.  The standard staff spans two octaves as pictured above. All the notes are black and circular.   A novel rhythmic notation is used.

Earliest documentation: 1956 (Skapski, G. “Some Aspects of Music Notation and a Proposed New System,” Masters Thesis, University of Tulsa)

Source: Directory of Music Notation Proposals section/page: 10/29, 11/2, 13/89

Manuscript Paper: Discontinuous Staves  Continuous Staves

(Note that this manuscript paper has been revised since the MNMA’s Research Project, so that it is now more in-line with the inventor’s intentions.)

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Chromatic scale from C to C in Clairnote SN by Paul Morris C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab A A#/Ab B C

Clairnote SN by Paul Morris

Chromatic scale from C to C in Untitled by Johannes Beyreuther C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab A A#/Ab B C

Untitled by Johannes Beyreuther

← Previous Two Notation Systems ←

Chromatic scale from C to C in 6-6 Klavar by Cornelis Pot C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab A A#/Ab B C

6-6 Klavar by Cornelis Pot

Chromatic scale from C to C in Untitled by Arnold Schoenberg C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab A A#/Ab B C

Untitled by Arnold Schoenberg

Notation System Groups

  • Lines a Whole Step Apart, 5 Lines per Octave
  • Lines a Whole Step Apart, 4 or 3 Lines per Octave
  • Lines a Whole Step Apart, 6 Lines per Octave
  • Lines a Whole Step and Major 3rd Apart, 4 per Octave
  • Lines a Minor 3rd Apart, 3 or 4 Lines per Octave
  • Lines a Major 3rd Apart, 3 Lines per Octave
  • Lines a Major 3rd Apart, 2 Lines per Octave
  • Lines a Major 3rd Apart, 2 per Octave, Compact Staff
  • Lines a Tritone Apart, 2 per Octave, or 1 Line per Octave
  • 7-5 Line Pattern, 3, 5, or 6 Lines per Octave
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