Last month I introduced the ABC music notation system. This month, I continue our tour of notation programs for Linux with a look at the Common Music Notation system from composer/programmer Bill ...

Could dysmusia be to reading music what dyslexia is to reading text, and dyscalculia is to math? Sheet music via www.shutterstock.com. Music education in the western world often emphasizes musical ...

Even the musically illiterate can appreciate the intricate beauty of a physical piece of sheet music—though, to them, the score itself means jack shit. But even the notationally disinclined can now, ...

While not officially part of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), the Music Notation community group formed earlier this year appears to have every chance of finally standardising Western music ...

You might notice tactile braille signs on lifts, trains and other public places. For people who are blind or have low vision, including myself, these tactile signs are essential to finding information ...

When I was an untutored rock musician, I envied my colleagues who could read and write music notation. They could access and study material that literally was a closed book to me. So, at one point in ...