Quarter tone notation

[GaryExo]

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I must be missing something somewhere but I can't find a symbol for a demiflat anywhere.

[thorrild]

GaryExo,

There is more than one notation practice for microtonal music. — See this Wikipedia article, for example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accidental_(music)

I believe Notion's version of what you are looking for is this:

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Best wishes,
Thorrild

[Admin]

GaryExo,

There is more than one notation practice for microtonal music. — See this Wikipedia article, for example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accidental_(music)

I believe Notion's version of what you are looking for is this:

Demiflat.tiff

Best wishes,
Thorrild

Correct

-Admin

[GaryExo]

Thanks, thorrild.

Yes, I'm well aware of the alternatives but I've never seen that symbol used anywhere before! Weird. I had been looking for the symbol I posted or a flat with a slash through the stem. Those seem to be the ones that get used.

Admin, why did Notion adopt those strange "arrowed" symbols?

[Admin]

I am attaching a photo of the Gardner Read Music Notation Book. In the diagram there are 4 possible ways to notate a quarter tone notation. Ours is closest to the third version, yet it is still a hybrid in which the arrow is attached to the Sharp, Flat or Natural, so it is a slight graphic change.

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Although this book was used, it was not the only source for our Notation decisions. I will ask development about it when I have a chance.

[GaryExo]

Thanks, that's interesting. I hadn't seen those on which you modelled your symbols before.