Notation has changed, adapted, expanded, contracted, and even spun off for different and new aspects of the problem. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_nota

Notation has changed, adapted, expanded, contracted, and even spun off for different and new aspects of the problem. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_notation#Variations_on_staff_notation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_notation#Variations_on... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_notation#Other_systems_and_practices https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_notation#Other_systems... There are some grognards out there who hate even this, and they're way too influential in traditional music education, but notation hasn't been static and unchanging all these centuries. A lot of that resistance is from people who believe their idealized notion of their culture is superior and resist any exposure to new ideas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr3quGh7pJA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr3quGh7pJA