Example 1
do → re → mi
This reads as Sky Insect → Sky Reptile → Sky Mammal. The note pattern makes the phrase easier to remember, while the full taxonomy explains what the body is doing.
Floorbenders Taxonomy
Atlas Notes
Notes are shorthand for aspect + realm. They are most useful as a phrase-building pattern because they let you read a movement sequence quickly without repeating every full taxonomy label.
The note map
Sky acts like the white-key side. Earth acts like the black-key side.
The system is not meant to be a perfect piano. It borrows the usefulness of musical shorthand so movement patterns can be seen, spoken, and remembered more easily.
Aspect
Insect
Reptile
Mammal
Amphibian
Bird
Fish
Sky
do
re
mi
fa
so
la
Earth
di
ri
my
fi
si
li
Example 2
do → mi → so
This reads as Sky Insect → Sky Mammal → Sky Bird. It reveals a beautiful structure: all Sky, all Horizontal, and all three layers.
Example 3
di → ri → my
This reads as Earth Insect → Earth Reptile → Earth Mammal. It uses the Earth side of the same first three realm families.
Why notes matter
Notes make phrase patterns visible.
Faster to say
“do → mi → so” is easier to speak than “Sky Insect → Sky Mammal → Sky Bird.”
Faster to see
A phrase builder can display note patterns so the structure is visible at a glance.
Better for memory
Notes turn movement sequences into short phrases that can be repeated, remembered, and compared.
Better for pattern discovery
Notes help reveal hidden relationships between aspect, realm, orientation, and layer.