NOTATING SYSTEM FOR SYMBOLIZING DATA DESCRIPTIVE OF COMPOSED MUSIC

A visual display for graphically symbolizing melodic increments of composed music includes composite designators, each of which represent a melodic increment in the musical composition. Each of the designators includes a first visual indicator which is selected from a first class of visual images. Each member of this first class of visual images corresponds to a different theme of the musical composition. Each composite designator also includes a second visual indicator which is selected from a second class of images. Each member of the second class of images corresponds to an ordering. Each composite designator represents a melodic increment having a specific theme and ordering.