Alphabet

Concept	PianoPics Alphabet
	Each family of pianopics is characterized by the order in which the keys are struck. It may starts from a Lower note, goes to a Medium note, and ends on a Higher note. The timing diagram will look similar regardless of the the specific notes used and of their duration. The striking of the keys is from left to right.
	The pianopic on the left belongs to the same family as the first one, even though the notes are different and so are their duration. What stayed the same is that we started on a lower note, then hit a medium note, to finally strike a higher note. This means we only have to be concerned with the part of the timing diagram dealing with the order of the notes.
The list of symbols that follows makes up the various representations of elementary musical events that will be encountered in the pianopics literature. They are the building blocks upon which very simple as well as very complex music is constructed. With pianopics the complexity of a piece is converted into higher speed of play, while keeping the same density in its appearance. Clicking on the diagram or its name will open up a page including various members of that pianopics family, observations and notes about the examples presented.
Me	Me(dium) Note
	The pianopic family on the left is the simplest one. It consists of one key, any key, of any duration.
LoHi	Lo(wer) to Hi(gher) sequence
	Here, our two notes go from lower to higher, the keys from left to right on the keyboard, and the bouncing ball path is located above the timing circles.
HiLo	Hi(gher) to Lo(wer) sequence
	Similarly, the two notes go from higher to lower, the keys from right to left on the keyboard, and the bouncing ball path is located below the timing circles.
LoHiMe	Lo(wer) to Hi(gher) to Me(dium) sequence
	The pianopic family on the left shows the path above the timing circles for the first two notes going from lower to higher. For the higher to medium sequence of notes, the path is located below the timing circles. The notation helps reinforce the associations between left to right with going up in pitch, and right to left with going down in pitch.
LoMeHi	Lo(wer) to Me(dium) to Hi(gher) sequence
	Here we have three notes going higher and higher in pitch. The path stays above the timing circles.
MeHiLo	Me(dium) to Hi(gher) to Lo(wer) sequence
	The pianopic family on the left, like the LoHiMe family has half of the path above and half of it below the timing circles, indicating that the pitch of the notes first went up then went down. In this case however, it went down below the pitch of the first note.
LoLoHi	Lo(wer) to Lo(wer) to Hi(gher) sequence
	Here the same lower key is struck twice before the higher one is struck once.
HiHiLo	Hi(gher) to Hi(gher) to Lo(wer) sequence
	Similarly the same higher key is struck twice before the lower one is struck once.
MeLoHi	Me(dium) to Lo(wer) to Hi(gher) sequence
	The pianopic family on the left, like the LoHiMe and the MeHiLo families has half of the path above and half of it below the timing circles, indicating that the pitch of the notes first went down then went up. When it went up, it went up higher past the first note.
MeMeMe	Me(dium) to Me(dium) to Me(dium) sequence
	Here the same key is struck three times in a row.
LoHiLo	Lo(wer) to Hi(gher) to Lo(wer) sequence
	The pianopic family on the left is a combination of a LoHi and HiLo families using the same two notes. The beginning and ending notes are the same lower note, while the intermediary note is the higher note. The path indicates that the pitch first goes up then goes down.
HiLoHi	Hi(gher) to Lo(wer) to Hi(gher) sequence
	Here we have the mirror of the LoHiLo family. The beginning and ending notes are the same higher note, while the intermediary note is the lower note. The path indicates that the pitch first goes down then goes up.
MeMe	Me(dium) to Me(dium) sequence
	Here the same key is struck twice in a row.
LoHiChord	Lo(wer) and Hi(gher) chord
	When two bouncing balls appear in a pianopic, it indicates that both keys are struck simultaneously.
LoMeHiChord	Lo(wer) and Me(dium) and Hi(gher) chord
	When three bouncing balls appear in a pianopic, it indicates that all three keys are struck simultaneously. They may or may not be released at the same time depending on the specific duration indicated.
LoMe--Hi	Lo(wer) and Me(dium) chord to Hi(gher) note
	First he lower and the medium keys are struck simultaneously and then the higher key is struck.
LoHi--Me	Lo(wer) and Hi(gher) chord to Me(dium) note
	First the lower and the higher keys are struck simultaneously and then the medium key is struck.
MeHi--Lo	Me(dium) and Hi(gher) chord to Lo(wer) note
	First the medium and the higher keys are struck simultaneously and then the lower key is struck.
Me--HiLo	Me(dium) note to Lo(wer) and Hi(gher) chord
	First the medium key is struck, and then the lower and higher keys are struck simultaneously.
Lo--MeHi	Lo(wer) note to Me(dium) and Hi(gher) chord
	First he lower key is struck and then the medium and higher keys are struck simultaneously.
Hi--LoMe	Hi(gher) note to Lo(wer) and Me(dium) chord
	First the higher key is struck and then the lower and medium keys are struck simultaneously.