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Dodeka keyboard

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The Dodeka Keyboard design is an isomorphic keyboard invented and designed by Jacques-Daniel Rochat. It is similar to a piano keyboard but with only a single row of keys containing each chromatic note.[1][2] The keys corresponding to C, E and A flat are highlighted to provide visual landmarks. The creators aimed to create a rational and chromatic approach to music and performance.[3] As an isomorphic keyboard, any musical sequence or interval has the same shape in each of the 12 keys.

dodeka-vs-traditional-keyboard-layout
Comparison between Dodeka keyboard layout and traditional layout

Music notation

The Dodeka design was developed together with the Dodeka Music Notation.[4][5][6] It consists of a four-line chromatic staff, and represents rhythms only using the visual length of a bar on the staff, reminiscent of the appearance of "piano roll" in digital audio workstations.

See also

References

  1. ^ "This electric piano claims to make it easy for everyone to learn keys". FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music. 2016-12-19. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
  2. ^ Andres, Perez-Lopez; Kientz, Bertrand (2015). "BIGRAM EDITOR: A SCORE EDITOR FOR THE BIGRAM NOTATION" (PDF). TENOR.
  3. ^ guest (2016-12-17). "New Keyboard Design, DODEKA, Promises A More Rational Approach To Music Education & Performance". Synthtopia. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
  4. ^ "Startup Dodeka rethinks the keyboard... and music notation". musically.com. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
  5. ^ "DODEKA Reinvents Writing And Playing Music". Sonicstate. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
  6. ^ Rochat, Jacques-Daniel (2018). Dodeka : la révolution musicale. Chexbres: Crea 7. ISBN 9782970127505. OCLC 1078658738.