Methods and systems for providing musical interfaces

A method, comprising:

• displaying a notation window having a musical sign, wherein the musical sign is a note;
• receiving a selection of the musical sign;
• displaying a duration indicator at the selected musical sign in response to the receiving the selection;
• receiving a user manipulation of the duration indicator to adjust a duration of the selected musical sign;
• and
• displaying a dynamically changing duration indicator while receiving the user manipulation, wherein the dynamically changing duration indicator is an extendable bar attached to a head of the note, the extendable bar has a length, which corresponds to the duration of the note.

A method of changing a duration of a note, comprising:

• receiving a selection of a position on a staff;
• receiving the selection of a duration of a note at a selected position on the staff;
• and
• displaying the note of a selected duration at the selected position on the staff.

An article of manufacture comprising:

• a machine-accessible medium including data that, when accessed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising,
• displaying a notation window having at least one musical sign, wherein the musical sign is a pedal sign;
• receiving a selection of a musical sign;
• displaying a duration indicator at the selected musical sign in response to the receiving the selection;
• receiving a user manipulation of the duration indicator to adjust a duration of the selected musical sign;
• and
• displaying a dynamically changing duration indicator while receiving the user manipulation, wherein the dynamically changing duration indicator is a line having a beginning and an end, wherein the beginning is attached to the musical sign and the end sets the duration for the musical sign.

An article of manufacture comprising:

• a machine-accessible medium including data that, when accessed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising,
• displaying a notation window having at least one musical sign, wherein the musical sign is a note;
• receiving a selection of a musical sign;
• displaying a duration indicator at the selected musical sign in response to the receiving the selection;
• receiving a user manipulation of the duration indicator to adjust a duration of the selected musical sign;
• and
• displaying a dynamically changing duration indicator while receiving the user manipulation, wherein the dynamically changing duration indicator is an extendable bar attached to a head of the note, the extendable bar has a length, which corresponds to the duration of the note.

An article of manufacture comprising:

• a machine-accessible medium including data that, when accessed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising,
• receiving a selection of a position on a staff;
• receiving the selection of a duration of a note at a selected position on the staff;
• and
• displaying the note of a selected duration at the selected position on the staff.

A system, comprising:

• means for displaying a notation window having a musical sign, wherein the musical sign is a pedal sign;
• means for receiving a selection of the musical sign;
• means for displaying a duration indicator at the selected musical sign;
• means for receiving a user manipulation of the duration indicator to adjust a duration of the selected musical sign in response to the receiving the selection;
• and
• means for displaying a dynamically changing duration indicator while receiving the user manipulation, wherein the dynamically changing duration indicator is a line having a beginning and an end, wherein the beginning is attached to the musical sign and the end sets the duration for the musical sign.

A system, comprising:

• means for displaying a notation window having a musical sign, wherein the musical sign is a note;
• means for receiving a selection of the musical sign;
• means for displaying a duration indicator at the selected musical sign;
• means for receiving a user manipulation of the duration indicator to adjust a duration of the selected musical sign in response to the receiving the selection;
• and
• means for displaying a dynamically changing duration indicator while receiving the user manipulation, wherein the dynamically changing duration indicator is an extendable bar attached to a head of the note, the extendable bar has a length, which corresponds to the duration of the note.

A system to change a duration of a note, comprising:

• means for receiving a selection of a position on a staff;
• means for receiving the selection of a duration of a note at a selected position on the staff;
• and
• means for displaying the note of a selected duration at the selected position on the staff.

A method, comprising:

• displaying a notation window having a beat ruler and a staff, wherein the beat ruler has beat marks;
• receiving a selection of a note onto the staff;
• determining a beat mark, which corresponds to a selected note;
• modifying the beat mark, which corresponds to the selected note;
• and
• displaying a modified beat mark.

An article of manufacture comprising:

• a machine-accessible medium including data that, when accessed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising,
• displaying a notation window having a beat ruler and a staff, wherein the beat ruler has beat marks;
• receiving a selection of a note onto the staff;
• determining a beat mark, which corresponds to a selected note;
• modifying the beat mark, which corresponds to the selected note;
• and
• displaying a modified beat mark.

A system, comprising:

• means for displaying a notation window having a beat ruler and a staff, wherein the beat ruler has beat marks;
• means for receiving a selection of a note onto the staff;
• means for determining a beat mark, which corresponds to a selected note;
• means for modifying the beat mark, which corresponds to the selected note;
• and
• means for displaying a modified beat mark.