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TwinNote TD
by Paul Morris, 2009

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

TwinNote TD is an alternative ‘traditional duration’ version of TwinNote. It uses hollow and solid notes to indicate duration as in traditional notation making it fully consistent with traditional rhythm notation. This would make it easier to learn both systems and use them interchangeably.

Source: Paul Morris, December 2009. (TwinNote TD was known simply as “TwinNote” during 2010, before Morris switched to the current name in early January of 2011. In March of 2011 Morris shifted the note positions up by a semitone to make C D E F G A B correspond with the lines and spaces of the traditional treble staff (instead of just C D E).)

Website: TwinNote Music Notation

Manuscript paper: Discontinuous Staves Continuous Staves

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Chromatic scale from C to C in Chromatic Nydana by Dan Lindgren C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab A A#/Ab B C

Chromatic Nydana by Dan Lindgren

Chromatic scale from C to C in MUTO Notation by MUTO Music Method Foundation C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab A A#/Ab B C

MUTO Notation by MUTO Foundation

← Previous Two Notation Systems ←

Chromatic scale from C to C in Bilinear Notation by José A. Sotorrío C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab A A#/Ab B C

Bilinear Notation by José A. Sotorrío

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

TwinNote by Paul Morris

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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