Music Notation

A system of written symbols used to represent musical sounds, including pitch, rhythm, dynamics, and other performance instructions. Standard visual music notation uses staff lines, notes, and other graphical symbols that are inherently visual. For blind and visually impaired musicians, alternative formats include braille music notation (a tactile encoding defined by the Braille Music Code) and text-based systems like ABC notation. The accessibility of music notation in software is a significant barrier, as most notation programs rely heavily on graphical interfaces that are difficult or impossible to use with screen readers.