Author: Dr. Q

Ph. D., MUSIC, UCSD, 1997 I am a man with an idea attached. Check this site out . I have created a new--REVOLUTIONARY--design for a 21st century music keyboard. It is based on the fingerboard layout of the Quartal Guitar (EADGCF). However, IT HAS TAKEN ON A LIFE OF ITS OWN. The QUARTAL BOARD (QB) has been the fire in my gut since 1973. The attributes of the QB were apparent to me upon inception--it has taken a lifetime to create the proof needed for this presentation.

THE QB USES A TEN FINGER TECHNIQUE

MONKEY FINGERS

MAY I INTRODUCE THE QUARTAL BOARD (VIRTUAL)–FIFTY YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC METHOD APPLIED TO MUSIC KEYBOARD DESIGN

Single note on desktop–Polyphonic on touch screen. Until we achieve mass production, this is the only QB available. However, over 4 billion people now have access to the QB. Mind boggling, huh?

QB (9X9) UBER MUSIC KEYBOARD-21st CENTURY

CHANGING KEYS IS EASY–QB-9X9-MAJOR CHORD

MOVE MAJOR CHORD PATTERN UP AND DOWN, LEFT AND RIGHT. IN MUSIC SPEAK, THAT’S CALLED MODULATION. NOTICE THAT THE BOTTOM NOTE IS THE QB KEY THAT GIVES THE LETTER NAME OF THE CHORD. THIS WILL BE FULLY EXPLAINED IN “QB METHOD #1–INTRO TO THE QB-THE FINGER DANCE”. X/Y LOCATOR: X = ROW, Y = COLUMN. […]

QB WAS CREATED BY ME FOR 2-D ME — HOW SELFISH.

EVERYTHING ABOUT THE QB HIGHLIGHTS A UNIVERSAL NEED. THERE ARE GREAT MUSICIANS, PLAYING SINGLE NOTE INSTRUMENTS, WHO HAVE NO PIANO KEYBOARD ABILITY, EVEN THOUGH IT IS PART OF A MODERN MUSIC EDUCATION. THE QB OFFERS A 2-D, EXPERIENTIAL ALTERNATIVE, WHICH IS WHAT WORKS FOR ME. ARE YOU A 2-D LEARNER ALSO?

THE QB MAKES MUSIC KEYBOARD TABLATURE POSSIBLE.

GRAPHIC NOTATION IS ONLY PART OF THE QB’S SERENDIPITY.

DO IT YOURSELF

AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME, THE EASIEST WAY FOR YOU TO GET A QB IS MAKE IT YOURSELF. I’M A TROMBONE PLAYER WITH FEW COMPUTER SKILLS. MANY OF YOU OUT THERE COULD BUILD A TOUCH SCREEN QB APP-NO PROBLEM. YOU DON’T EVEN HAVE TO DRAW KEYS, JUST SECTION A 9X9 GRID INTO 81 SQUARES AND […]

QB–THE FOLK SONG INSTRUMENT OF THE 21st CENTURY

LEARN THREE CHORD PATTERNS (C,F AND G) AND BOOM-NOW YOU KNOW 36 MAJOR CHORDS. AND ALL OF THE FINGERINGS ARE THE SAME. THE QB DOESN’T DO IT FOR YOU, BUT IT CERTAINLY MAKES IT EASIER.

AN UBER MUSICAL KEYBOARD, ANYONE CAN PLAY IT.

FROM CRADLE TO CONCERT CONCERT STAGE, THE QB’S TWO-DIMENSIONAL KEYBOARD DESIGN MAKES LEARNING MUSIC A NO-BRAINER. NOW IT IS POSSIBLE TO MAKE MUSIC BY GRAPH OR TRADITIONAL NOTATION-ONE WILL LEAD TO THE OTHER, OR NOT. THIS PROVIDES A LOT OF POSSIBILITIES FOR US PLUGGERS.

ALONE WITH THE QB–GLORY TO GOD

FOR OVER 50 YEARS, THE QB CONCEPT HAS BEEN MINE ALONE. NOT ONE PERSON HAS SHOWN INTEREST OR OFFERED SUPPORT. THIS MAKES ME STRONGLY BELIEVE GOD IS RESPONSIBLE, BECAUSE I DON’T THINK I’M SMART ENOUGH FOR THIS LEVEL OF THOUGHT. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A CHRISTMAS/EASTER CHRISTIAN. AS THE FAMILY MOVED AROUND, I WAS BAPTIZED […]