Comments on: Re-discovering Klavarskribo

By: Marco Mascioli

Marco Mascioli — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:53:45 +0000

The http://www.klavarscore.co.uk website is active again.
Thanks to the renewed interest for the project (and financial support!), we are now independently promoting the notation in the community.
We are preparing for a pilot scheme in the Bershire area of the United Kingdom after the summer holidays.

By: Marco Mascioli

Marco Mascioli — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:10:50 +0000

Dear Frances, Dear Evan,

I arrived here while searching for the Mirck version of Klavarskribo from Mrs Mirck.
I am the person responsible for the http://www.klavarscore.co.uk website.
Thank you for subscribing to the newsletter.
I am sorry to say that, as you can see from the home page of the website, the project had to be put on stand-by. The comment from Mr Fons Doomen in a post above, “… Klavarskribo Foundation, the remains of the once very big Institute founded by Cor Pot…” says it all.
I invested reasonable figures in time and money, together with other generous investors, to re-vitalise the activities of the Foundation and give them a “vision for the future”. After three months of meetings and attempts, I had to throw the towel.
I have the possibility to create a catalogue of music in any easy-to-read notation, either klavarskribo or another, and I would welcome any suggestion.
I welcome the Mirck modifications to Pot’s notation; however, the fact that the klavarskribo notation doesn’t score very well on the musicnotation.org website stops worries me a bit. Their requirement 13 prevents Pot’s klavarskribo to qualify and I would be grateful for any explanation on how Mrs Mirck’s version is mentioned. Is it perhaps because of the horizontal staff?

By: Evan

Evan — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 02:40:03 +0000

Thanks for posting! I was just about to ask what the link was.

I subscribed to the newsletter too. Thanks again, Evan

By: Frances

Frances — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 02:34:11 +0000

Sorry, being a bit thick [should be in bed!] forgot to put the link in, and it’s different from the others, though you’ll see it’s connected.
The link is http://www.klavarscore.co.uk/index.php/component/content/article/103
I have had one newsletter since registering, so hope this will take off and get the music going around again.
Cheers,
Fran

By: Frances

Frances — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 02:23:19 +0000

Hi Evan,
I’ve just taken up Klavarskribo piano again, having playing it until I was around 17, and a little bit in twenties, and now 40 years later, got a new keyboard!! I am pleased to add that I too found the Nederlands site, with lots of english language going on, and they are still working on it. There’s some free tunes to be had so worth revisiting. Whilst Southampton are charging for music, Holland seems to working more on releasing it free. I have a fair bit of old stuff, and will ask Holland if they will consider shareware, so we can all add in our ancient stuff, without costing a fortune.
Hope this helps, and hope by now your brain is deprogrammed from the old notation!
Best wishes, Fran, Dorset

By: Evan

Evan — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:08:04 +0000

Jeanne, thanks for posting the link to the Klavar Music Foundation. I probably should have done that earlier.

Yes, I’d love to hear more of your thoughts about the video game and whatever input you might have.

By: Jeanne Mirck

Jeanne Mirck — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:19:23 +0000

Information on Klavarskribo in english: http://www.klavarmusic.org

By: Jeanne Mirck

Jeanne Mirck — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:14:50 +0000

I received your emails via MNMA and am now studying the contents of your blog.
I may have some very interesting hints for your video-game.
I am a convinced Klavar fan and promoter since my conversion to it at age 17, now 60 years ago. I made books and games for french children and teach many adults.
Please give me time to study all your ideas.
It might be very interesting if we could meet!!
Jean

By: Evan

Evan — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 00:41:35 +0000

Fons and Johan,

Thank you both for the links. I’ve spent some time on those sites, but I didn’t get very far, because I couldn’t find much information in English (and I haven’t learned Dutch yet). I did find this page: http://www.klavarvereniging.nl/nl/taalversies.lp?ID=1000

But that’s the only information in English that I could find.

I will keep digging to see what else I can find. I did download some of the PDF files from http://klavarpianist.nl, but I’m still hungry for more!

By: Johan van Kooten

Johan van Kooten — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 22:45:56 +0000

In addition to Fons Doomen’s reaction: free Klavarskribo sheet music is available in pdf-format at http://www.klavarpianist.nl and http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/klavarpianofiles/
After registration the files can be freely downloaded.