MNX Adrian has taken three existing MNX documents from our suite of examples and has reinterpreted them as JSON as an example of how MNX documents could be encoded as JSON rather than XML. He has also created a simple … Continue reading →

MNX The main focus for MNX development continues to be the proposal to move MNX from using XML to JSON. Adrian is working on sample MNX documents in JSON format but doesn’t yet have anything to share; he expects to … Continue reading →

MNX The co-chairs discussed at length the feedback we have received so far concerning our proposal to adopt JSON as the format for MNX documents in future. We consider the issue still open, and welcome further feedback from the community. … Continue reading →

Change of co-chair This was the final co-chair meeting for Michael (Good), who is leaving his position as co-chair today as he prepares to retire this week. New co-chair Michael Scott Cuthbert has been joining our meetings for the past … Continue reading →

MNX There has been some good discussion around the proposal for how to represent differences in note spelling between layouts (issue #287), though as yet no winner has emerged. The current front-runner is some variation on Adrian’s proposed Option 2, … Continue reading →

MusicXML The social media accounts for MusicXML on Twitter and Facebook that have been maintained by Michael on behalf of MakeMusic will be transferred into the stewardship of the W3C Music Notation Community Group, with Myke appointed as the new … Continue reading →

Co-chair and MusicXML spec editor appointment Michael Scott Cuthbert has agreed to take on the roles of MusicXML spec editor and co-chair of the W3C Music Notation Community Group to succeed Michael, who is retiring at the start of January … Continue reading →

MusicXML spec editor and co-chair selection process The three co-chairs discussed at length the interviews that were held last week with the three excellent candidates to succeed Michael as MusicXML spec editor and Community Group co-chair. Daniel will be contacting … Continue reading →

MNX Adrian brought an initial proposal for the encoding of pitches between transposed and concert pitch layout (issue #34) for discussion. The co-chairs have agreed on the basic details, and Adrian will present the proposal to the wider CG once … Continue reading →

W3C Music Notation Community Group meeting Our community group meeting is scheduled to take place this Thursday, 15 September 2022, as part of W3C TPAC 2022. The meeting will be taking place via Zoom, and the Zoom link will be … Continue reading →