Why Color In Music Notation?
The problem people have with reading music is that the symbols on the page represent a significant quantity and quality of information. Dots on a staff denote a scale of letters for instance, C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C. Clefs represent which hand is used and where on the piano the notes are located. Notes can be natural, sharp or flat. Each element on the page adds a layer of complexity to the music. With so much information being presented, written music can seem like a jumble of dots and lines without meaning. Like dyslexics who are intimidated by too much information on a page, novice musicians are similarly page, frightened off when appraising even basic music scores. The use of color in music notation can be thought of as a map to guide the eye through the maze of markings on a musical score. Instead of having to count how low or high a note rests on a staff, the eye quickly sees a blue note, which represents G, or green that represents an E note. Color provides a secondary point of referenc
