Hi there, my name is Ethan, and I am a film composer who uses Dorico and Cubase regularly. I was diagnosed with dyslexia when I was very young. I had an extremely hard time reading all throughout my life. I am certain I have musical dyslexia- reading traditional notation is one of the most painful processes for me. It is extremely hard to figure out which line is which, so I lose key pitch information. Reading music is akin to walking on snow, I can do it but it takes forever and ends with frustration. All of my life I have strongly preferred the piano roll.

Dorico is a breath of fresh air for me! Thank you, Dorico team, for providing features that allow me to see the music more clearly and more precisely. Thank you Dorico team for building an application smart enough to catch some of my many notation mistakes. In particular, I use the named noteheads feature all the time during composition.

PS: It would be helpful if, somewhere down the development road, users could see the note names while the notes are actually selected. Frequently I find myself unselecting a note just to triple check that it's the pitch I think it is.

Thanks for all your hard work on the program that is allowing me to overcome my musical dyslexia and get my music into the hands of live players!