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Product Design to Support User Abstractions
Published in Erik Hollnagel, Handbook of Cognitive Task Design, 2003
Alan F. Blackwell, Rachel L. Hewson, Thomas R. G. Green
One significant observation is the importance of layout details in expert notations. Just as many programmers have strong opinions about details of indenting or placement of punctuation, musicians interpret many aspects of the notation that does not have formal meaning. In the CDs framework, this is described as secondary notation. In the domain of programming languages, secondary notation also refers to extra annotation in the program source code (comments); in musical notation, even the annotations are largely formalised (as in the use of Italian vocabulary of terms for volume and tempo). As a result, layout conventions are even more meaningful, and expert users have precise requirements with little room for flexibility. Twelve responses mentioned this factor, although they did so under the headings of eight CDs when they recognised ways in which the tool can frustrate their notational expression.
Logic and Multimedia Production
Published in Mark Cousins, Russ Hepworth-Sawyer, Logic Pro 9, 2012
Mark Cousins, Russ Hepworth-Sawyer
Although the Score editor can be used for MIDI editing activities in Logic, its most useful features lie in the “preparation” of music – in other words, taking the raw MIDI information that you’ve performed in the project and transcribing this as finished, musical notation. To be fair, though, Logic doesn’t compete with the publishing-standard output of dedicated industry-standard scoring programs like Finale or Sibelius, but its features are more than adequate either to produce parts for a small-scale overdub session, for example, or in the case of a full orchestral session, a sensible “intermediate” format to present to a proper orchestrator.
The challenge of reading music notation for pianists with low vision: An exploratory qualitative study using a head-mounted display
Published in Assistive Technology, 2022
Bianka Lussier-Dalpé, Catherine Houtekier, Josée Duquette, Marie-Chantal Wanet-Defalque, Walter Wittich
Considering the scope of the problems encountered by persons with a VI when they read music and the potential of eSight Eyewear, this study suggests that pianists with a VI should consider using an HMD to read and interpret musical notation. The use of this HMD solved some significant problems caused by magnification, since it allows users to adjust the magnification factor and use an intermediate reading distance, and frees up users’ hands. Lastly, the problems identified during the use of these electronic glasses suggest that persons who want to use them to read music could benefit from training on their use.