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Noteflight gets major makeover; webinar scheduled for March 17
The online music writing application Noteflight has unveiled an upgrade with new navigation and account sidebars, a new score editor user interface, and improved playback features.
Projects announced, input sought for notation standards group
The chairs of the Music Notation Community Group have identified specific short-term and long-term projects to fulfill the aims of the group, and are now seeking input from the community.
MakeMusic and Steinberg transfer development of MusicXML and SMuFL to web community group
In a move that may spur the improvement and adoption of open standards for music notation, MakeMusic and Steinberg announced that they will be transferring development of their respective standard formats of MusicXML and SMuFL to the new Music Notation Community Group at the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).
Roundup: StaffPad and MuseScore updates, Spreadbury on SoundNotion, Finale news, MusicXML at Musikmesse
We quickly hop around the world of music notation news in this post, chock-full of the latest updates about StaffPad, MuseScore, Steinberg, Finale, and MusicXML.