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Help reading music sheet [closed]
Could someone help me explain this music sheet of Frere Jacque?
The is a Violin key, A mole on the A line and some notes. What do I habe to do with them in order to play this the correct way according ...
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Notating hitting cymbal with shoulder vs tip of stick
I am writing a pep band piece (although the type of piece probably makes no difference) and the snare part is going to have syncopation between hitting the marching cymbals (as if they are ride ...
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What does the marking "Tempo" mean in the middle of a piece of music?
In Hubert Parry's (1848-1918) choral work "There is an Old Belief", there is a marking in a few places that just reads "Tempo". The first time it happens after a ritard, following ...
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What is the best way to notate/convey this ornament?
I'm currently writing a piece of music (solo piano) which has a certain ornament. This is the way that I want it to be played:
It would be really nice if I could notate it something like the ...
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How can Key be understood differently when composing music vs playing it as a musician?
When I was younger, for years, I played musical instruments such as the french horn, violin, acoustic ("standing") bass, electric bass, piano, and electric guitar. During these years, I also ...
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How to notate going from staccato to "normal"
I'm writing a piano piece where r.h. is meant to play staccato for a large section. Instead of adding staccato dots to all the notes, it seems simpler to me to state "All staccato" above the ...
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Why is the second movement to Beethoven's 9th notated in fast 3/4, rather than in 3/8?
Looking at the score for Beethoven's 9th symphony, it surprises me how the second movement is written in a breakneck 3/4 at 116 dotted half notes per minute.
Why did Beethoven opt for this 3/4, rather ...
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How "hard" to read is this rhythm? A rhythmic comparison
I've recently heard a rhythm that sounded like this
It seems slightly tricky to play it perfectly, so I wonder if I could somehow improve this writing to make it more natural and "readable"....
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Help! How would you write this rhythm (audio linked below)? [closed]
The audio source can be found here. I'm interested in the section highlighted in blue.
There is naturally some freedom in the artist's interpretation, but I would like to transcribe it in a relatively ...
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How do you begin a 16th note triplet on the last third of an eighth note triplet?
My piece has a 16th note triplet motif. In the B section, the theme is slower and is based on eighth note triplets. I would like to begin the 16th triplet motif again on the last eighth note of an ...
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What scale comprises D-E-F#-G-A-Bb-C?
I composed a piece of music (more like a few renditions of a theme) that I sat down to transcribe, but it doesn't seem to fit into any scale! (I haven't looked at Japanese scales yet) Bear in mind ...
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Do first violins go first even in repeating parts
During a feedback session on one of my compositions I was told that the first violins always get the first/more/better/complex notes and themes than the second violins. Even if it means that you would ...
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Converting a 3/4 melody to a 2/4 march, any tips?
So, I'm writing a Theme and Variations piece using the Happy Birthday melody. And I am writing it for a string quartet. I know I will have or already have these variations:
Eighth note variation - ...
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Am I notating this 2 layered staccato right?
How should I notate syncopations happening at the level of the sixteenth note? I'm composing a piece and in the piano accompaniment, there are 2 layers of staccato, one being on beat eighth notes so 1 ...
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How objective is the structure of a notated piece of music? [closed]
How objective can the analysis of a notated piece of music into a hierarchical structure of some "constituents" be?
Consider a given piece of music in notated form and structurally analysed by ...
