Music Notation. Does it matter to you?
Poll Period: 17 Jan 2022 - 24 Jan 2022 - Poll Now Closed
Up until the last 100 years the use of traditional music notation was the only way music could be shared, performed, and archived. Today music can be precisely recorded in many formats and there are musical styles for which music notation has no nomenclature.
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| Do you read music | |||
| I can sight read at tempo anything you put in front of me | 14.6% | ||
| I can read well enough to figure parts out | 49.7% | ||
| I can read a chord chart | 9.5% | ||
| I can read TAB for guitar | 7.1% | ||
| Why should I bother. I play computer. | 19% | ||
| Do you use traditional music notation in any of your music endeavors? | |||
| I compose for film | 4.2% | ||
| I orchestrate for a 50 piece orchestra | 5.1% | ||
| I write out all my ideas in notation | 23% | ||
| I create chord charts so my band can play my songs | 20% | ||
| See above. I play computer. | 47.8% | ||
| Do you own a standalone music notation product? | |||
| Dorico | 7.6% | ||
| Sibelius | 6.9% | ||
| Notion | 9.3% | ||
| Finale | 4.3% | ||
| MuseScore | 18.5% | ||
| I use the built-in notation in my DAW. | 53.4% | ||
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