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A developer has launched XY Music Notation, a new system for writing and displaying music, sharing it publicly for feedback. The project, presented as an alternative to traditional notation, is drawing attention and debate among musicians and programmers, with people discussing how it compares to established staff notation and whether new approaches to writing music are needed.
- 2Developer unveils isomorphic music keyboard with base-12 notation●Show HN: XY Music Notation I've been playing around with a new kind of isomorphic music keyboard that uses a base-12 not
A developer has introduced XY Music Notation, an isomorphic music keyboard project that pairs the instrument with a base-12 notation system for 12-tone equal temperament. Each note is represented as a number, and the creator has built tooling to generate sheet music so players can learn new pieces on the layout. Early reaction online is focused on whether a numerical, shape-based notation could make alternative keyboards easier to learn than traditional staff notation.
- 3Researcher presents graphic notation study at Stockholm music conference●Just presented my empirical research on graphic notation at KMH - Kungl. Musikhögskolan on the Musikforskning idag 2026
A researcher presented empirical work on graphic notation at the Musikforskning idag 2026 conference, held at the Royal College of Music (KMH) in Stockholm. In a message afterwards, she called it one of the coolest conferences of the year and thanked the organisers. The presentation forms part of current Swedish musicology research being shared at the annual gathering.