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Sheet music was stuck in the 16th centaury, until now.
Vibranote adds colour to scores, using scientific research-driven methods to help everyone read more easily.
Vibranote boldly pioneers techniques that are proven to help people read: applying them to music with cutting edge technology.
There have been several studies that investigated the usage of coloured musical notation. The most comprehensive of such studies were conducted in the 90s by George Rogers who studied how children responded to coloured notation over several weeks of learning.
Links to studies:
The conclusions of the studies were:
Music learners had a statistically significantly higher level of enjoyment when using coloured notation.
Music learners found coloured notation to be easier to read.
Music learners had a nominal improvement in ability (i.e. fewer mistakes in a sight reading task), when using coloured notation.
The effects of the colourful music were not the same on all learners, some had a substantial difference in performance and attitude.
None of the music learners played worse or learned more slowly with coloured notation.
Back when these studies were conducted, the coloured music had to be hand-prepared which obviously presented a challenge when students wanted to learn new pieces of music, however Vibranote overcomes this technical limitation: allowing all those who want it access to colourful musical scores.
In general, the scientific consensus supports the use of colour in learning materials, see a sample of studies below:
https://pubs.nctm.org/view/journals/at/17/3/article-p231.xml
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0022096578901182