Abstract
The Glyph3 / Woodwinds Project consisted of creating a digital collection of glyphs (symbols) aimed at addressing editorial needs when graphically expressing the fingerings of woodwind musical instruments.
The use of these symbols was implemented through the creation of a custom-made font, which consists of a series of glyphs based on graphic representations used by specialists such as Robert Dick, Carin Levine, Christina Mitropoulos-Bott, Philip Rehfeldt, Daniel Kientzy, Jean-Marie Londeix, Peter Veale, and Pascal Gallois.
This collection, consolidated in a TrueType font, can be installed on any operating system and used in any music editing software that allows text input. It also facilitates the creation of glossaries in applications such as Microsoft Word, Adobe Illustrator, and others.
The primary users of this tool are faculty and students of the Bachelor’s Degree in Music at UNTREF, as well as composers, instrumentalists, editors, and specialists.
The objectives of the project included not only the creation of this tool but also ensuring that students from the workshop acquired the necessary skills to undertake such projects.