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.

PERFORMANCE–prototype 2 8×8

ANOTHER LESSON–CHROMATIC SCALE

2 OCTAVE CHROMATIC SCALE XY COORDINATES: 11 12 13 14 15, 21 22 23 24 25, 31 32 33 34 35, 41 42 43 44 45, 51 52 53 54 55

ANOTHER LESSON–QGRID

QGRID: ANY SIZE GRID WITH X/Y REFERENCE. ****MASTER Q GRID C MAJ CHORDS Untitled 1

ANOTHER LESSON

IGNORE THE LOCATION NUMBERS-THESE PATTERNS WORK IN ANY AREA OF THE QB.

VIRTUAL QB 9X9 MUSIC KEYBOARD

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BEGINNING QB–LESSON 2–HORIZONTAL ROWS

NOTE LAYOUT HORIZONTAL ROWS: ALIGNED IN HALF STEPS –the smallest interval in traditional notation. VERTICAL COLUMNS: ALIGNED IN PERFECT FOURTHS –the strongest interval in traditional notation. DOODLE YOUR BRAINS OUT use 1 to all 10 fingers IT’S ALL MUSIC

FREE–THE NEWEST MUSICAL INSTRUMENT IN THE UNIVERSE–lesson 1

K-12-LIFE DESIGNED FOR ANY SIZE TOUCH-SCREEN DEVICE. THE QB (9X9) GIVES THE MUSIC KEYBOARD, BOTH LEARNING AND PERFORMING MUSIC, A FRESH NEW BREATH. LEARN FROM TRADITIONAL MUSIC NOTATION OR TABLATURE. This is the full size QB 9×9 keyboard. It offers a complete four octave chromatic scale, from C, two ledger lines below the bass […]

BUSINESS PLAN: TOUCH SCREEN QB-9X9 APP

TURN YOUR TABLET INTO A COMPLETE PLAYABLE MUSICAL KEYBOARD. ALL QB POSSIBILITIES IN ONE APP–FOR TEACHING AND PERFORMING. AVAILABLE BY CHRISTMAS 2021 THIS QB APP WILL BE COMPARABLE TO ALL PIANO TEACHING APPS, EXCEPT YOUR TOUCH-SCREEN DEVICE WILL BE THE ACTUAL QB MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.

5X5 QTAB-MAGIC LESSON

THE 5X5 QTAB CAN REPRESENT ANY 5X5 SECTION OF THE QB 9X9 KEYBOARD. IT OFFERS BOTH A FULL TWO OCTAVE CHROMATIC SCALE (HORIZONTAL) AND TWO OCTAVE CYCLE OF FOURTHS (VERTICAL) IN ANY MUSICAL KEY. IT ALSO PRESENTS A PARADIGM FOR 5 FINGER EXERCISES–JUST LINE ‘EM UP. FINGERS MAY BE ALIGNED HORIZONTALLY OR VERTICALLY THE GIRL […]

QB 9x–QB FUMBLE FINGERS–videolog

VISUAL DESCRIPTION OF QB: HORIZONTAL ROWS ASCEND IN HALF-STEPS, VERTICAL ROWS ASCEND IN PERFECT FOURTHS. 50 YEARS AGO, WHEN I CONCEIVED THE QUARTAL BOARD (QB), I WAS NAIVE ENOUGH TO THINK THE QB EASY-PEASY CONCEPT WOULD SELL ITSELF. WRONG! SO NOW I AM MY ONLY STUDENT OF MYSELF. THIS WILL BE A VIDEO LOG […]