Theme 1: Advantages of isomorphic/base‑12 notation
- “It's also easier to learn because there's one consistent mapping between notes on the page and the sound, instead of many different irregular mappings specified by ‘key signatures’.” — mrob
- “That's right - so a major triad in C would be (0‑4‑7), or a B‑flat minor triad would be (X‑1‑5).” — jmole
- “I give a crap about it. It looks like tablature for an isomorphic keyboard, which seems kind of useful for learning… ” — ta2112
Theme 2: Criticisms – loss of harmonic/contextual meaning
- “Now if you spell that as 9 0 4 you have stripped all context out of the music… Musicians aren't just player pianos, they analyze the harmonic structure… ” — munch‑o‑man
- “By just giving me tuples of data disconnected from key centers I'm losing all the harmonic information about a tune…” — throwforfeds
- “It's harder to learn because fingerings are based on key notes and transpositions around that… If you're referencing everything to C you'll never understand the scales and their different fingering patterns.” — TheOtherHobbes
Theme 3: Practical considerations, alternatives, and adoption barriers
- “I think you’d be better off with something compatible with an existing system. Perhaps start with nashville numbering and add accidentals?” — skybrian
- “Does modern notation just mean no key signature and all accidentals?” — analog31
- “So many software nerds get nerd‑snioped into trying to invent their own music notation.” — munificent