Modified Stave Notation

A system for adapting standard Western music notation to meet the individual visual needs of musicians with low vision. Unlike simple enlargement (large print music), MSN involves tailored modifications such as adjusting spacing between notes and stave lines, changing font sizes for text elements, altering the thickness of stave lines and bar lines, repositioning or removing dynamic markings and rehearsal numbers, and using color coding. MSN creation requires access to the music source file (typically musicXML) and specialized notation software, making it significantly more labor-intensive than simple enlargement.