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Old 08-18-2019, 10:32 AM   #258
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Originally Posted by brainwreck View Post
Of course, there is a valid argument against Hao notation, being that it doesn't show interval relationships in trade for showing direct positional information. This is the same issue with guitar tablature.
There's some pro's and some con's (it contains no theory information so doesn't really apply here, the pro's fully described in the patent http://haostaff.com/lib/us_patent.pdf ), the important aspect is that, according to the creator, he has sold tens of thousands of books, in various song collection styles, and continues to add collections, which means-

1. people looking to learn to play piano are searching for a 'better' way to learn it, with enough "desperation" to try anything, even a "new, lesser-known, experimental system". (perhaps they've failed in the past with the current system, or perceive the current system is too complex for them to try)

2. people have had success with his system. they've bought the first "starter book" and continued on. which is good for his system, and good because there are more piano players in the world.

3. a brand new system (perhaps unknowingly reproducing a long-dead, prior system) of notation can be successful (adopted by people, commercially viable, helpful to individuals, etc), and successful within a short period of time, it's only been around since 2005 or so, design patented in 2008
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