Some parts of it are not super orthogonal. Intervals aren't visually consistent, for example (E -> F vs C -> C#).
Having to read notes that are up in the ledger lines outside the clef kind of sucks. You just have fewer visual landmarks to hang off of.
This is partly a consequence of the physical instruments we have and their natural ranges, but clefs as a general concept are annoying to deal with when you have to juggle them constantly.
IMO it doesn't do a good job of communicating dynamics and expression. The notation used is vague (accelerando... okay how much faster, over how many measures, etc).
Maybe I'm holding it wrong, but recently I transcribed some of my friend's songs and managing repeats that don't neatly fit into a rigid song structure is difficult without writing very "WET" music that takes up a lot of space.
In a more meta sense, most sheet music is garbage. There is no inherent pit of success when it comes to creating sheet music, and writing a very good, readable score is something only well-trained musicians and composers can do. Look at free sheet music or read notation written by amateurs, you'll see missing key signatures, misspelled chords, etc. Sheet music doesn't make any concessions for people who understand music as sound first, you have to adhere to tradition and theory to produce good sheet music. Lots of musicians with decent ears cannot do this.
IDK, this is me trying very hard to come up with reasons to hate on sheet music.
Having to read notes that are up in the ledger lines outside the clef kind of sucks. You just have fewer visual landmarks to hang off of.
This is partly a consequence of the physical instruments we have and their natural ranges, but clefs as a general concept are annoying to deal with when you have to juggle them constantly.
IMO it doesn't do a good job of communicating dynamics and expression. The notation used is vague (accelerando... okay how much faster, over how many measures, etc).
Maybe I'm holding it wrong, but recently I transcribed some of my friend's songs and managing repeats that don't neatly fit into a rigid song structure is difficult without writing very "WET" music that takes up a lot of space.
In a more meta sense, most sheet music is garbage. There is no inherent pit of success when it comes to creating sheet music, and writing a very good, readable score is something only well-trained musicians and composers can do. Look at free sheet music or read notation written by amateurs, you'll see missing key signatures, misspelled chords, etc. Sheet music doesn't make any concessions for people who understand music as sound first, you have to adhere to tradition and theory to produce good sheet music. Lots of musicians with decent ears cannot do this.
IDK, this is me trying very hard to come up with reasons to hate on sheet music.