I can't do full orchestral arrangements or tell other musicians what key to play in, but for my purposes, getting familiar with the sound of intervals was all I ever needed to get what's in my head into audio form.
Something as well established as what we currently use simply isn't going anywhere, so why bother? I came up with a system once where I just colored all the octaves on my keyboard differently and then would just write the letter and color on paper lined up with beats. That worked for a keyboardist joining my band, but probably pretty limited for some types of music. Of course this was pretty reliant on the music being pre-recorded, so it was more of a general map than precise instructions.
I prefer musicians that play by ear anyhow and know how to take advantage of happy mistakes rather than the schooled intellectual types who freak out if anyone drifts out of key.
Last edited by foxAsteria; 08-16-2019 at 12:48 PM.
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