Music Theory and Express Stave Notation

[robertslistening]

I have another stave setup if you're interested. I call it G-B-D 3 line. It doesn't correspond with TN notation, but the note stacking is the same vertical spacing distances. I can cover from low G to high B with this (4 G's plus a B). I have a Libre or PDF file if you want to see it. I think the advantage is that an arpeggio like C E G B looks exactly the same over 3 octaves. It takes up no more room than normal notation. Between D and next G higher there is a space of 11/2 where E, F fit.

[ARTUR2814]

THANKS . YOU HELPE  ME

[gahjii]

HOLYSHIT!!!

now i get it!

[SawakoShiotani]

Could you send me the Moonlight Sonata in this notation, please?  I think it's cool i mean the ESN ;p and I wanted to learn moonlight sonata ;p

[ExpressStaveNotation]

@SawakoShiotani

Glad you like the ESN! Message me (to my username) and include your email so I can send you the Moonlight Sonata in Express Stave. By the way, did you look at my video "Easiest way how to play Moonlight Sonata" ?

[prorollerskater]

can you tell me how many keys i have to go until i get to the letter "a" its the only way i will learn to memorize the letters D:

[TomSaunders89]

This is brilliantly intuitive and may solve many of my problems. Thank you.

[ExpressStaveNotation]

Thanks for your comment! If you would like to practice reading in Express Stave, as well as traditional bass clef, see my video, and try playing the tunes at the end.

[How to read the Bass Clef: tutorial plus "Name the Tune"]

[AlaskaRising]

I've never heard of this, but I like it. Where could I find music written in this notation?

[ExpressStaveNotation]

Glad you like it! I have a pdf file of Moonlight Sonata on the Music Notation Project website, but otherwise I can send you any piece you want in Express Stave notation. I teach my piano students to read Express Stave notation in addition to Traditional Notation. They find it much easier. For example a number of students learnt the complete Fantasie Impromptu after only playing piano for one year.

[sledprepin]

how do you distinguish rhythem values like whole, 1/2, and 1/4 notes?

[ExpressStaveNotation]

Thanks for the question! Rhythm is traditional except for the minim or half note. I cannot use a hollow notehead because white noteheads code for white keys. In Finale I use a notehead which has a vertical line on each side - basically the old breve or double whole note. But if I wasnt confined by Finale's limitations, I might give the minim a wiggly stem instead. The whole note could still be the breve. A plain black notehead with no stem may be overlooked or mistaken for a whole or half rest.

[tinman1943]

I found the notation surprisingly easy to read, for never having seen it before. One suggestion: I think the G-clef is confusing; a slight modification would turn it into a "b", for "birds".

[ExpressStaveNotation]

Hi Tinman,

Thanks for the comment. I agree about the G clef. I will get round to changing it to a bass clef with 2 octaves higher sign, but your suggestion is interesting, since I realise that F as in F-clef can stand for "frogs". I dont usually call the clefs F and G clefs though, just bass and treble.

Cheers, John