Yes, exactly. If the headline had been, "A neat way to turn sounds into pretty pictures" I would have had no problem with it.
But the current headline is "What Musical Notes Can Look Like", emphasis on the "Can". Your suggestion is basically just a condescending way to rephrase that.
The headline has been changed. When I posted my original comment, the headline was the original headline: "This Is What Musical Notes Actually Look Like"
It's important to recognize pretenses of objectivity.