Sheet Music Questions
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I have started reading sheet music again, And i have two quick questions.
1. does a sharp or flat beside a note in a bar also act as a toggle like a signature does beside clef?
2. what does the letter 'C' mean after a clef sign?
1) Sort of... a sharp or flat beside a note tells you to bring the note's pitch up a half-step.
2) C beside the clef means common time, otherwise known as 4/4 time.
2) C beside the clef means common time, otherwise known as 4/4 time.
Quote:Original post by Cibressus
1. does a sharp or flat beside a note in a bar also act as a toggle like a signature does beside clef?
You mean, does it stick? No. [EDIT] Forgot to mention it does stick until the end of a measure.
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2) C beside the clef means common time, otherwise known as 4/4 time.
A C with a line down the middle means cut time, or 2/2. Just FYI.
1. When inside a bar (or measure), a sharp, flat or natural (called accidentals when inside bars) remains in effect until the end of the bar.
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also, when i see a trill (not sure on the name, sideways '~' that runs verticle on a series of notes) do i trill up or down the notes?
Trill convention is to start one note higher than the written note, in key, and trill with that note and the written note. So if you're in the key of E major, and you see a trill on G#, you trill A->G#->A->G#. But if you have a trill on F#, you trill G#->F#->G#->F#.
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oh, one more question about acidentials just after a clef (forget what thier called). does the toggle only apply to that note on that line, or every note of the same key?
The accidentals after any double bar or at the beginning of every stave is called the key signature. Also, if the "~" is vertical as you say, it has nothing to do with a trill. If it is applied over a chord, which it should be, it means to roll the chord rather than blocking it.
If you have a note tied to the next measure, the accidental also applies to the note in the next measure (but not the remainder of that measure).
I'm not sure what insterment you are playing, but I know vocals (and strings as well) are trained to cycle 6 times a second for their virbrato. Not sure about trills and vibrato's myself, as I play an insturment that never does either.
I'm not sure what insterment you are playing, but I know vocals (and strings as well) are trained to cycle 6 times a second for their virbrato. Not sure about trills and vibrato's myself, as I play an insturment that never does either.
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