Iconic Notation Maker

Pick a song or write your own, get Boomwhacker-colored iconic notation. Step kids from color circles to a pitch line to the real staff with the same song.

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Tap the notes your kids know. C, D, E for Boomwhackers and bells, or B, A, G for recorder.

In MuseScore: File → Export → MusicXML. Then import that file here.

Edit notes and lyrics
Tap to add notes

One chord per measure, split with | like the notes. Two chords in a measure share it. Works with C, Am, G7, F, Dm, Bb, D7 and more.

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How to type notes
  • Letters are quarter notes: B A G A
  • Add a length: Gh half, Gw whole, Ge eighth, Gq. dotted quarter, Gh. dotted half
  • In 6/8 and 12/8, eighths beam in groups of three and the dotted quarter is the beat.
  • High notes get an apostrophe: C' D'
  • Sharps and flats: tap a key in the Sharps & flats row, or tap ♯ or ♭ and then a letter for any spelling (like D♭). Typing works too: F# Bb. They get the color of the matching chromatic Boomwhacker, with a white stripe so they stand out from the naturals.
  • Rests: r rh rw
  • | is a barline. Leave them out and measures fill automatically.
  • Solfège: switch labels to Solfège and set where do is. Notes below do show a comma (s,), notes above show an apostrophe (d').
  • Chords: type them in the Chords box, one measure at a time (C | F C | G7 | C), then pick Chords: every beat on the sheet. Use - to hold the last chord.
  • Play: press ▶ Play or the spacebar. Set the tempo with the slider. The count-in clicks one bar first. Turn on 🔁 Repeat to loop the song; tempo changes kick in the next time through.
  • Harmony: join notes with + to play them together, like C+E or C+E+Gh (write the length once, at the end). On the keypad, tap a note, then + Stack, then the next note.
  • Lyrics: one syllable per note, split with hyphens: Mer- ri- ly. Use _ to skip a note.
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