diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ef96132..879f46a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # MusicMakie
 
 [![Build Status](https://github.com/dpsanders/MusicMakie.jl/actions/workflows/CI.yml/badge.svg?branch=main)](https://github.com/dpsanders/MusicMakie.jl/actions/workflows/CI.yml?query=branch%3Amain)
+
diff --git a/examples/scale.jl b/examples/scale.jl
index 4c9a0b5..5c00357 100644
--- a/examples/scale.jl
+++ b/examples/scale.jl
@@ -1,38 +1,43 @@
 using Revise, MusicTheory, MusicTheory.PitchNames
 using CairoMakie, MusicMakie
 
-# scale = Scale(C[4], major_scale)
-scale = Scale(E[3], major_scale)
+function draw_scale()
 
-pitches = Base.Iterators.take(scale, 3*8-1) |> collect
+    # scale = Scale(C[4], major_scale)
+    scale = Scale(E[3], major_scale)
 
+    pitches = Base.Iterators.take(scale, 2*8-1) |> collect
+    notes = pitches ./ 1
 
-fig, ax = make_canvas()
+    fig, ax = make_canvas()
 
-s = Stave(0, 30, 0, 0.5)
+    s = Stave(0, 30, 0, 0.5)
 
-sc = StaveWithClef(s, treble_clef)
+    sc = StaveWithClef(s, treble_clef)
 
-draw!(ax, sc)
+    draw!(ax, sc)
+    draw!(ax, sc, notes, x0=3, w = 1.1)
 
+    @show notes
 
-draw!(ax, sc, pitches, x0=3, w = 1.1)
+    fig
+end
 
-fig
+draw_scale()
 
 
-function scale_notes(p::Pitch)
-    scale = Scale(p, natural_minor_scale)
+# function scale_notes(p::Pitch)
+#     scale = Scale(p, natural_minor_scale)
 
-    pitches = Base.Iterators.take(scale, 3*8-1) |> collect
+#     pitches = Base.Iterators.take(scale, 3*8-1) |> collect
 
-    return pitches
-end
+#     return pitches
+# end
+
+# scale_notes(C[4])
 
-scale_notes(C[4])
 
 
-fig
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/notes.jl b/src/notes.jl
index 1ad0470..a1c79e1 100644
--- a/src/notes.jl
+++ b/src/notes.jl
@@ -7,22 +7,26 @@ function draw_circle!(ax, cx, cy, r)
     poly!(ax, xs, ys, color=:blue)
 end
 
-function draw_ellipse!(ax, cx, cy, a, b; color=RGBAf(0, 0, 1, 0.5))
+function draw_ellipse!(ax, cx, cy, a, b; color=RGBAf(0, 0, 1, 0.5), filled=true)
     θs = 0:0.1:2π
     xs = cx .+ a .* cos.(θs)
     ys = cy .+ b .* sin.(θs)
 
-    poly!(ax, Point2.(xs, ys), color=color, alpha=0.7)
+    if filled
+        poly!(ax, Point2.(xs, ys), color=color, alpha=0.7)
+    else
+        lines!(ax, xs, ys, color=color, alpha=0.7, linewidth=5)
+    end
 end
 
 
-function draw_note_head!(ax, s::Stave, x, pos; color=RGBAf(0, 0, 1, 0.5))
+function draw_note_head!(ax, s::Stave, x, pos; color=RGBAf(0, 0, 1, 0.5), filled=true)
     y = height(s, pos)
 
     h = 0.5 * s.h
     w = 1.2 * h
 
-    draw_ellipse!(ax, x, y, w, h, color=color)
+    draw_ellipse!(ax, x, y, w, h; filled=filled, color=color)
 end
 
 function draw_stem_up!(ax, s::Stave, x, pos; color=RGBAf(0, 0, 1, 0.5))
@@ -68,18 +72,37 @@ end
 
 
 function draw!(ax, s::StaveWithClef, p::Pitch, x; color=RGBAf(0, 0, 1, 0.5))
+    draw!(ax, s, Note(p, 1//4), x, color=color)
+end
+
+
+function draw!(ax, s::StaveWithClef, n::Note, x; color=RGBAf(0, 0, 1, 0.5))
+    p = n.pitch
     pos = map_to_stave(p, s.clef)
 
+    if accidental(p) != ♮
+        draw_text!(ax, s.stave, x, pos, string(accidental(p)))
+        x += 1
+    end
+
     draw_leger_lines!(ax, s.stave, x, pos, color=color)
-    draw_note_head!(ax, s.stave, x, pos, color=color)
 
-    if pos > 0
-        draw_stem_down!(ax, s.stave, x, pos, color=color)
-    else
-        draw_stem_up!(ax, s.stave, x, pos, color=color)
-    end
+    duration = n.duration
+
+    filled = (duration == 1 // 4)
+    draw_note_head!(ax, s.stave, x, pos, color=color, filled = filled)
 
+    draw_stem = (duration == 1 // 2) || (duration == 1 // 4)
 
+    if draw_stem
+        if pos > 0
+            draw_stem_down!(ax, s.stave, x, pos, color=color)
+        else
+            draw_stem_up!(ax, s.stave, x, pos, color=color)
+        end
+    end
+
+    return x
 end
 
 
@@ -89,14 +112,14 @@ end
 
 x0 is the left-most position
 """
-function draw!(ax, s::StaveWithClef, pitches::Vector{Pitch}; 
+function draw!(ax, s::StaveWithClef, notes::Vector{<:Union{Pitch, Note}}; 
     x0 = 1.0, w = 1, color = RGBAf(0, 0, 1, 0.5))
 
     x = x0
 
-    for p in pitches
-        draw!(ax, s, p, x, color=color)
+    for p in notes
+        x = draw!(ax, s, p, x, color=color)
         x += w
     end
 
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end