Re: what about simplifying music notation?

[Marc Weber]

Excerpts from David Kastrup's message of Mon Mar 14 16:32:56 +0000 2011:
> Since that is not the case for most instruments (in particular not for
> piano keyboards), they have nothing to gain from a notation matching
> better what they hear rather than what they need to play.
First this could be changed (I know nobody will be doing so ..)

Second: You're wrong. By giving pitches numbers you'll naturally feel
than the distance 2-5 is the same as 8-11 and 27-30 and 45-48.

Thus you're brain is more likely to make the association about the same
intervals being equal.

Thus you don't think mentally: I have to play C-E but you think
manually: I have to play 12-16 and every musician who went to school
will instantly know that those are 4 semi tones.

If you try to teach a grown man /woman about intervals it must sound
crazy to them. They will never know instantly that a fifth up on g is a
d. But they will always (instantly!) know that 7 + 7 will be 14 (which would
represent a d)

And this gain will also apply to piano players.

I'm not talking about professionals who are spending 8 hours in front of
the piano each day anyway..

I'm talking about people who have a day job and do this just for fun.

Marc Weber