About

The TwinNote website is a work in progress. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

TwinNote was designed by Paul Morris in December of 2009. It was inspired and influenced by three versions of Twinline music notation by Leo de Vries, Thomas Reed, and Doug Keislar (which have much in common with Bilinear Notation by José A. Sotorrío). All of these notations share the same basic staff with two lines per octave, spaced a major third apart, and use more than one type of notehead to allow for a more vertically compact chromatic staff. The Music Notation Project documents the main differences between TwinNote, the various versions of Twinline, and Bilinear notation on this webpage.

 

Why the name "TwinNote"?

The name "TwinNote" refers to the two types of notes found in TwinNote (triangles pointing up or down). These two types of note represent the two interwoven whole tone scales, two "twin" series of notes in a "6-6" pitch pattern . This makes the pitches of notes more readily apparent and gives intervals a clear and consistent appearance.

TwinNote's name also reflects its debt to Twinline music notation. While the name "Twinline" draws attention to the two lines of the staff (an incidental feature of the notation), "TwinNote" emphasizes its two types of noteheads, which is a key feature.

 

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There currently is no online discussion forum dedicated to TwinNote. To discuss TwinNote or alternative music notation in general, please join the Music Notation Project's Forum (Google Group).

 

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