'JIanPu' (SImple Notation: 1-7) also invented in Euro and now widely used in China, and ancient China used GongChiPu (some Chinese words for different pitches) which is really complicated and nobody uses it now. Thanks for the info.
Musical notation is very simple compared writing and reading written language, so it is amazing that it is not taught to all children, and because it is not, vast numbers of adults find it as incomprehensible as hieroglyphs. We can learn it as adults, but those who learned it as children are the ones who are most fluent, and are fortunate to have the whole world of music making open to them.
@@paulthomas281a child’s brain picks these thing up much easier. If you move a 4 year old to a different country it will speak the new language fluently in a few months, while the parents struggle for the rest of their lives. So yes, probably spending 15 minutes a week at reading music as a child might be enough to use this advantage and enjoy it for the rest of their lives. I’ve been playing since 45 years but never learned to read music properly. I can analyze it but that’s not the same . I don’t see the need now anymore but it would have been nice if it had been thought in school
From what I can gather there were musical notation systems before Guido d'Arezzo but it was not complete -it worked only if you knew the musical work already in general but had become rather rusty and vague about the details of the piece -what was revolutionary about this was that you could reproduce all the music without ever having learnt the piece at all before. The Chinese and the Byzantines had a system known as pneumes -they merely jogged your memory!
I drew a substitute assignment for a music teacher. It was the first time I had seen the C-clef, when I took on a string instrument class. Viola players seem to have a scale all to themselves.
Something this video doesn't talk abut is the Grand Staff. At one time there wasn't bass and treble clef. Where now we have middle 'C' there was a solid line. In order to simplify things a space was created and the treble and bass clefs came about.
You just need to keep practicing and/or have better practicing methods. There's really no short cut to putting in time for repetition. Repetition is the key.
Guido learned music from the arabic world in 12th century who in turn got it from Hindus . Solfez comes from India. It is called Sargam or sa re,ga,ma,pa,da,ni,sa. Solfez is copy of hindu Sargam.
Pretty stupid question. Like a stonemason wondering who invented the hammer... or when you go to lunch and chew on a good steak while deep in thought wondering who invented the fork.
3:35 - 4:22 This whole period is what the video should actually be about; the rest is fluff. Also, China and India claiming to having invented something hundreds of years after someone has, like with gunpowder and noodles, is not notable. They both do that with literally everything and should be ignored.
@@Qermaq Like hell. In a video titled "Who Invented Music Notation?" there's practically nothing about the German piano tuners who's fault it is that musical notation is such an unwieldy mess.
@@Theranthrope 1. I don't think music notation is neither a mess, nor is it unwieldy. Been using it for decades with no issues. 2. I think you might be mentally unstable. I hope you have help available.
@@TheranthropeWhat is a mess about it? I am constantly amazed how effectively such a relatively simple notation (compared to written language) is, and how obvious the rhythm and character of a song is in the notation. Written language, now that is a real mess, especially for languages like English where so much of it is inconsistent. Why do silent letters exist, for example, and why can two words like bow and bough be spelled so differently, yet be pronounced the same? Why is fish spelled fish, and not ghoti? Music notation is wonderfully simple and obvious in comparison.
It must be fascinating to those who can recognize sounds by ear to put their skill together with musical notation.
'JIanPu' (SImple Notation: 1-7) also invented in Euro and now widely used in China, and ancient China used GongChiPu (some Chinese words for different pitches) which is really complicated and nobody uses it now. Thanks for the info.
Musical notation is very simple compared writing and reading written language, so it is amazing that it is not taught to all children, and because it is not, vast numbers of adults find it as incomprehensible as hieroglyphs. We can learn it as adults, but those who learned it as children are the ones who are most fluent, and are fortunate to have the whole world of music making open to them.
Wise words.
@artistjoh
Is it really that difficult to learn to read the piano as as adult? Doesn't it just take time and commitment?
@@paulthomas281a child’s brain picks these thing up much easier. If you move a 4 year old to a different country it will speak the new language fluently in a few months, while the parents struggle for the rest of their lives. So yes, probably spending 15 minutes a week at reading music as a child might be enough to use this advantage and enjoy it for the rest of their lives. I’ve been playing since 45 years but never learned to read music properly. I can analyze it but that’s not the same . I don’t see the need now anymore but it would have been nice if it had been thought in school
Great video!!
Interesting Informations.
Never thought bout how & when written music came to B. Thank you. 🎉
Or B flat? 😂
From what I can gather there were musical notation systems before Guido d'Arezzo but it was not complete -it worked only if you knew the musical work already in general but had become rather rusty and vague about the details of the piece -what was revolutionary about this was that you could reproduce all the music without ever having learnt the piece at all before. The Chinese and the Byzantines had a system known as pneumes -they merely jogged your memory!
I drew a substitute assignment for a music teacher. It was the first time I had seen the C-clef, when I took on a string instrument class. Viola players seem to have a scale all to themselves.
I would like to see comparisons between modern western notation based on fractional note duration and the Chinese Jianpu numeric system.
Excellent
Thanks!!
Thank you.
In effect it's a common language with roots 1000 years old. It's sad we don't have a common language for speech in general.
"Jingle Bells" at @6:32. 🙂
Thankyou
No mention of the Great Stave that our school music teacher showed us.
Something this video doesn't talk abut is the Grand Staff. At one time there wasn't bass and treble clef. Where now we have middle 'C' there was a solid line. In order to simplify things a space was created and the treble and bass clefs came about.
Oops! This vid skipped over 200 years of neumatic notation before Guido of Arezzo's quadtatic notation...Saint Gall, et.al.😮
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Still can't master sight reading...
Take it slow and do it a lot. You can get it.
It just takes time, it becomes like reading a book. You will master it.
You just need to keep practicing and/or have better practicing methods. There's really no short cut to putting in time for repetition. Repetition is the key.
Think of it as a mathematics project... (It is)
Same.
1:55 Not sheet music-- rock music
I see what you did there. Looks like light rock.
RIP Finale 😕
2025 and still no clue how music can be written down
Apparently there are over 500 ways of writing music, some newer than others.
I invented music notation.
5:15 Finale :(
Guido learned music from the arabic world in 12th century who in turn got it from Hindus .
Solfez comes from India. It is called Sargam or
sa re,ga,ma,pa,da,ni,sa.
Solfez is copy of hindu Sargam.
Pretty stupid question.
Like a stonemason wondering who invented the hammer... or when you go to lunch and chew on a good steak while deep in thought wondering who invented the fork.
the 5 line system is very European. it is not possible to notate melodies and harmonies outside the european 12 tone system
3:35 - 4:22 This whole period is what the video should actually be about; the rest is fluff.
Also, China and India claiming to having invented something hundreds of years after someone has, like with gunpowder and noodles, is not notable. They both do that with literally everything and should be ignored.
That's the part that is about what the title describes. The rest is not fluff, this is actually a very well written script, and that surprised me.
@@Qermaq Like hell. In a video titled "Who Invented Music Notation?" there's practically nothing about the German piano tuners who's fault it is that musical notation is such an unwieldy mess.
@@Theranthrope 1. I don't think music notation is neither a mess, nor is it unwieldy. Been using it for decades with no issues. 2. I think you might be mentally unstable. I hope you have help available.
@@Qermaq Okay, so everything you say is incorrect "on purpose." Very funny,
@@TheranthropeWhat is a mess about it? I am constantly amazed how effectively such a relatively simple notation (compared to written language) is, and how obvious the rhythm and character of a song is in the notation. Written language, now that is a real mess, especially for languages like English where so much of it is inconsistent. Why do silent letters exist, for example, and why can two words like bow and bough be spelled so differently, yet be pronounced the same? Why is fish spelled fish, and not ghoti? Music notation is wonderfully simple and obvious in comparison.
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