Notation Must Die: The Battle For How We Read Music

Many people feel that western notation makes it unnecessarily hard to read music. If we want to sight read, learn music theory or just practice an instrument, surely there's a better way? Right? This has been a hot topic for almost 1000 years... AND I PUT IT TO BED RIGHT HERE! Subtitles by...

76 min - Music - Tantacrul

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