title: Chinese 'jianpu' notation in MusicXML: Any example files, or notation tools?
body: <p>I'm doing background research for a project to write a software tool that converts between Western music notation, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbered_musical_notation" rel="nofollow">Chinese numbered '<em>jianpu</em>' notation</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swara" rel="nofollow">South Asian '<em>swara</em>' notation</a> systems. </p>
  
  <p>The use case is where a composer writes a score, in Western notation using tools like <a href="http://www.finalemusic.com/finale/default.aspx" rel="nofollow">Finale</a> or <a href="http://www.sibelius.com/products/sibelius/7/index.html" rel="nofollow">Sibelius</a> or some such, which includes parts for Chinese or South Asian instruments. Currently, the performers of those instruments might rewrite their part by hand into the notation they are familiar with. This takes them hours. We'd like to enable the composer or their assistant to generate parts in the desired notation as a simple, fast export or conversion task.</p>
  
  <p>Is anyone familiar with tools to do this?  I haven't been able to come across any in web searches or talking to local inter-cultural composers.</p>
  
  <p><a href="http://www.recordare.com/musicxml" rel="nofollow">MusicXML</a> is an obvious pivot format for this kind of conversion. It gives me access to many different notation tools in one go. Great!  Also, I see that MusicXML 3.0 added support for <a href="http://www.recordare.com/musicxml/dtd/attributes-module" rel="nofollow"><em>jianpu</em> clef elements</a>. Great!</p>
  
  <p>Are there any reference MusicXML format documents showing off well-done <em>jianpu</em> notation?
  Are there any notation tools which are able to write or read MusicXML documents with <em>jianpu</em> notation?</p>
  
  <p>(I am also asking this question on the <a href="http://www.recordare.com/musicxml/mailing-list" rel="nofollow">MusicXML mailing list</a>.)</p>