So for quite some time there’s been an alternative which is particularly popular among electronic musicians who create music using software tools and often don’t have any background in learning traditional notation. At least until you’ve really mastered the notation and learned to sight-read it quickly. Every note length has a different symbol and there can be added complications with dots and rests and all kinds of things – which visually don’t make it obvious what the rhythm pattern is. The idea of each note having a vertical position representing pitch seems sensible enough, and although it’s not as simple as it could be, the pitch side of things doesn’t take too long to get the hang off.īut what makes traditional notation seem so complicated is mostly the rhythm aspect. One thing that puts a lot of musicians off traditional notation is the rhythm side of things. I wanted to pick up on this and talk a bit more broadly about the approach it uses: grid notation for rhythm. In our last episode I was talking with Katie Wardrobe of Midnight Music and she mentioned an online tool that’s a great way to experiment with rhythm patterns called Groove Pizza. Enjoying The Musicality Podcast? Please support the show by rating and reviewing it!
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