Piano roll scores

woodsdenis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvtoqE33iZg

Very cool and interesting way of visualizing classical music scores, check out the other vids too. This is a far easier way for the non classically trained to interpret scores. How many times have we used midi editors like this.

studiorat

I was just looking at a book about alternative notation today. I didn't get too into it because I can't read music to save my life. I'm very slow at it. I have to say though looking at the piano roll it really does illustrate what all the instruments are doing and gives you a really good apprecation of the arrangments at a glance. So I guess it's great for someone who doesn't read music. It's also very easy to see all the parts at a easliy rather than following a line or two at a time.

Though I'd imagine it might be a bit of a bugger to play from, what you think?

BTW it kind of reminds me of this...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZazYFchLRI

woodsdenis

You couldn't read from it, but an easy way to follow a complex score. It is something that most DAW users have experience of, so the learning curve
isn't as steep.I do remember Steve Cooney coming up with an alternative
notation system too, back in the day.