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What does a straight horizontal line above a few notes, after a changed tempo mean?
Unicorn Meta Zoo #1: Why another podcast?
Announcing the arrival of Valued Associate #679: Cesar ManaraWhat does a circle before/between notes mean?What does a pair of long horizontal lines between two whole notes mean?How is the tempo and time signatures related?What does “Bb7” mean above the stave?On guitar music, what does a number and a horizontal line underneath the notes mean?How long does a sound take that corresponds to a note at a certain tempo? What notations / conventions do influence it in detail?Beginner at piano and I don't seem to have good inner tempo/pulseNumber appearing above two notes in tempo; how do I play/interpret this?Is dotted quarter note = 144 equivalent to quarter note = 96?Comments of Chopin's contemporaries on his playing
I am guessing it represents the stretch of notes to be played at the changed tempo, and begin playing at the initial tempo after that.
Edit from the comments: The piece is for playing guitar using plectrum.
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I am guessing it represents the stretch of notes to be played at the changed tempo, and begin playing at the initial tempo after that.
Edit from the comments: The piece is for playing guitar using plectrum.
theory sheet-music tempo
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Can you post a picture of the sheet music, please? Or, at the very least, is the straight horizontal line solid or dotted?
– Dekkadeci
6 hours ago
posted the picture.. It's a solid line. Thanks!
– D_D
6 hours ago
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What instrument is this? On string instruments, "I" can mean "play all this on the lowest string for effect".
– Kilian Foth
5 hours ago
The piece is for playing guitar using plectrum..
– D_D
5 hours ago
As i read about it.. "I" is for the 1st position.. Fret 1 on guitar. Then I believe that the solid line means that the whole stretch has to be played in the 1st position.
– D_D
5 hours ago
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I am guessing it represents the stretch of notes to be played at the changed tempo, and begin playing at the initial tempo after that.
Edit from the comments: The piece is for playing guitar using plectrum.
theory sheet-music tempo
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I am guessing it represents the stretch of notes to be played at the changed tempo, and begin playing at the initial tempo after that.
Edit from the comments: The piece is for playing guitar using plectrum.
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theory sheet-music tempo
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Can you post a picture of the sheet music, please? Or, at the very least, is the straight horizontal line solid or dotted?
– Dekkadeci
6 hours ago
posted the picture.. It's a solid line. Thanks!
– D_D
6 hours ago
2
What instrument is this? On string instruments, "I" can mean "play all this on the lowest string for effect".
– Kilian Foth
5 hours ago
The piece is for playing guitar using plectrum..
– D_D
5 hours ago
As i read about it.. "I" is for the 1st position.. Fret 1 on guitar. Then I believe that the solid line means that the whole stretch has to be played in the 1st position.
– D_D
5 hours ago
add a comment |
3
Can you post a picture of the sheet music, please? Or, at the very least, is the straight horizontal line solid or dotted?
– Dekkadeci
6 hours ago
posted the picture.. It's a solid line. Thanks!
– D_D
6 hours ago
2
What instrument is this? On string instruments, "I" can mean "play all this on the lowest string for effect".
– Kilian Foth
5 hours ago
The piece is for playing guitar using plectrum..
– D_D
5 hours ago
As i read about it.. "I" is for the 1st position.. Fret 1 on guitar. Then I believe that the solid line means that the whole stretch has to be played in the 1st position.
– D_D
5 hours ago
3
3
Can you post a picture of the sheet music, please? Or, at the very least, is the straight horizontal line solid or dotted?
– Dekkadeci
6 hours ago
Can you post a picture of the sheet music, please? Or, at the very least, is the straight horizontal line solid or dotted?
– Dekkadeci
6 hours ago
posted the picture.. It's a solid line. Thanks!
– D_D
6 hours ago
posted the picture.. It's a solid line. Thanks!
– D_D
6 hours ago
2
2
What instrument is this? On string instruments, "I" can mean "play all this on the lowest string for effect".
– Kilian Foth
5 hours ago
What instrument is this? On string instruments, "I" can mean "play all this on the lowest string for effect".
– Kilian Foth
5 hours ago
The piece is for playing guitar using plectrum..
– D_D
5 hours ago
The piece is for playing guitar using plectrum..
– D_D
5 hours ago
As i read about it.. "I" is for the 1st position.. Fret 1 on guitar. Then I believe that the solid line means that the whole stretch has to be played in the 1st position.
– D_D
5 hours ago
As i read about it.. "I" is for the 1st position.. Fret 1 on guitar. Then I believe that the solid line means that the whole stretch has to be played in the 1st position.
– D_D
5 hours ago
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This line refers to the I
, not to the "Allegro".
As OP mentioned in the comments, the I
stands for the first position, i. e. the first fret on the guitar. So the line means, that all notes under it have to be played in the first position.
add a comment |
Not associated with the time change, just coincidental. On guitar music, there's often a Roman numeral printed to suggest a good position on the neck to play that section. Here, it's the scale of the F Mixolydian mode, starting from 1st fret bottom string. So a sensible position to play all the notes would be starting o that very fret. Although, promoting an open A on the 5th string somewhat negates the 'I'. Not a lot of point in putting it, in my opinion.
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That looks like guitar music (single staff, G clef, Arabic numbers that make sense for guitar fingerings). If so...
It gives you the position that passage is to be played in
The Bb note in the preceding measure can't be played on any of the five lowest frets. Given the fingering for that note and the ones that follow, the music is indicating third position there: G with the first finger/3rd fret, Eb ad Ab with the second finger/4th fret, F and Bb with the fourth finger/6th fret.
There's no finger number indicated for the Eb at the start of the measure you're questioning. But the second note, F below the staff, can't be played in third position, so it's going to require a shift. The music is telling you to shift ON the F, rather than shifting earlier in preparation for the F.
Guitar positions are traditionally marked with Roman numerals. That F is playable in either first or second position - the music is telling you to do it in first.
Position marks are usually preceded with "C" (Italian for capotasto, fret) to avoid confusion with Roman numerals from analysis. But not all publishers do that.
The horizontal line tells you all the notes under it are to be played in first position. It ends at the Bb; the C that follows could be played in either first or second position, so it's your choice.
As a guitarist, it's a little odd that the publisher chose to mark the position for that passage. Since there aren't many choice for how to play the F, and they also provide finger numbers, it's already obvious that passage is in first position. And they didn't mark the measure below - from the fingering, beat 1 is first position, beats 2 & 3 are second position, and beat 4 is fourth position. But sometimes publishers/composers do odd things.
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'There aren't many choices for how to play the F.' Are there any other choices at all? I agree that the line above, and that below, could do with position numbers, far more than the 'I'.
– Tim
47 mins ago
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This line refers to the I
, not to the "Allegro".
As OP mentioned in the comments, the I
stands for the first position, i. e. the first fret on the guitar. So the line means, that all notes under it have to be played in the first position.
add a comment |
This line refers to the I
, not to the "Allegro".
As OP mentioned in the comments, the I
stands for the first position, i. e. the first fret on the guitar. So the line means, that all notes under it have to be played in the first position.
add a comment |
This line refers to the I
, not to the "Allegro".
As OP mentioned in the comments, the I
stands for the first position, i. e. the first fret on the guitar. So the line means, that all notes under it have to be played in the first position.
This line refers to the I
, not to the "Allegro".
As OP mentioned in the comments, the I
stands for the first position, i. e. the first fret on the guitar. So the line means, that all notes under it have to be played in the first position.
answered 4 hours ago
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Not associated with the time change, just coincidental. On guitar music, there's often a Roman numeral printed to suggest a good position on the neck to play that section. Here, it's the scale of the F Mixolydian mode, starting from 1st fret bottom string. So a sensible position to play all the notes would be starting o that very fret. Although, promoting an open A on the 5th string somewhat negates the 'I'. Not a lot of point in putting it, in my opinion.
add a comment |
Not associated with the time change, just coincidental. On guitar music, there's often a Roman numeral printed to suggest a good position on the neck to play that section. Here, it's the scale of the F Mixolydian mode, starting from 1st fret bottom string. So a sensible position to play all the notes would be starting o that very fret. Although, promoting an open A on the 5th string somewhat negates the 'I'. Not a lot of point in putting it, in my opinion.
add a comment |
Not associated with the time change, just coincidental. On guitar music, there's often a Roman numeral printed to suggest a good position on the neck to play that section. Here, it's the scale of the F Mixolydian mode, starting from 1st fret bottom string. So a sensible position to play all the notes would be starting o that very fret. Although, promoting an open A on the 5th string somewhat negates the 'I'. Not a lot of point in putting it, in my opinion.
Not associated with the time change, just coincidental. On guitar music, there's often a Roman numeral printed to suggest a good position on the neck to play that section. Here, it's the scale of the F Mixolydian mode, starting from 1st fret bottom string. So a sensible position to play all the notes would be starting o that very fret. Although, promoting an open A on the 5th string somewhat negates the 'I'. Not a lot of point in putting it, in my opinion.
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That looks like guitar music (single staff, G clef, Arabic numbers that make sense for guitar fingerings). If so...
It gives you the position that passage is to be played in
The Bb note in the preceding measure can't be played on any of the five lowest frets. Given the fingering for that note and the ones that follow, the music is indicating third position there: G with the first finger/3rd fret, Eb ad Ab with the second finger/4th fret, F and Bb with the fourth finger/6th fret.
There's no finger number indicated for the Eb at the start of the measure you're questioning. But the second note, F below the staff, can't be played in third position, so it's going to require a shift. The music is telling you to shift ON the F, rather than shifting earlier in preparation for the F.
Guitar positions are traditionally marked with Roman numerals. That F is playable in either first or second position - the music is telling you to do it in first.
Position marks are usually preceded with "C" (Italian for capotasto, fret) to avoid confusion with Roman numerals from analysis. But not all publishers do that.
The horizontal line tells you all the notes under it are to be played in first position. It ends at the Bb; the C that follows could be played in either first or second position, so it's your choice.
As a guitarist, it's a little odd that the publisher chose to mark the position for that passage. Since there aren't many choice for how to play the F, and they also provide finger numbers, it's already obvious that passage is in first position. And they didn't mark the measure below - from the fingering, beat 1 is first position, beats 2 & 3 are second position, and beat 4 is fourth position. But sometimes publishers/composers do odd things.
1
'There aren't many choices for how to play the F.' Are there any other choices at all? I agree that the line above, and that below, could do with position numbers, far more than the 'I'.
– Tim
47 mins ago
add a comment |
That looks like guitar music (single staff, G clef, Arabic numbers that make sense for guitar fingerings). If so...
It gives you the position that passage is to be played in
The Bb note in the preceding measure can't be played on any of the five lowest frets. Given the fingering for that note and the ones that follow, the music is indicating third position there: G with the first finger/3rd fret, Eb ad Ab with the second finger/4th fret, F and Bb with the fourth finger/6th fret.
There's no finger number indicated for the Eb at the start of the measure you're questioning. But the second note, F below the staff, can't be played in third position, so it's going to require a shift. The music is telling you to shift ON the F, rather than shifting earlier in preparation for the F.
Guitar positions are traditionally marked with Roman numerals. That F is playable in either first or second position - the music is telling you to do it in first.
Position marks are usually preceded with "C" (Italian for capotasto, fret) to avoid confusion with Roman numerals from analysis. But not all publishers do that.
The horizontal line tells you all the notes under it are to be played in first position. It ends at the Bb; the C that follows could be played in either first or second position, so it's your choice.
As a guitarist, it's a little odd that the publisher chose to mark the position for that passage. Since there aren't many choice for how to play the F, and they also provide finger numbers, it's already obvious that passage is in first position. And they didn't mark the measure below - from the fingering, beat 1 is first position, beats 2 & 3 are second position, and beat 4 is fourth position. But sometimes publishers/composers do odd things.
1
'There aren't many choices for how to play the F.' Are there any other choices at all? I agree that the line above, and that below, could do with position numbers, far more than the 'I'.
– Tim
47 mins ago
add a comment |
That looks like guitar music (single staff, G clef, Arabic numbers that make sense for guitar fingerings). If so...
It gives you the position that passage is to be played in
The Bb note in the preceding measure can't be played on any of the five lowest frets. Given the fingering for that note and the ones that follow, the music is indicating third position there: G with the first finger/3rd fret, Eb ad Ab with the second finger/4th fret, F and Bb with the fourth finger/6th fret.
There's no finger number indicated for the Eb at the start of the measure you're questioning. But the second note, F below the staff, can't be played in third position, so it's going to require a shift. The music is telling you to shift ON the F, rather than shifting earlier in preparation for the F.
Guitar positions are traditionally marked with Roman numerals. That F is playable in either first or second position - the music is telling you to do it in first.
Position marks are usually preceded with "C" (Italian for capotasto, fret) to avoid confusion with Roman numerals from analysis. But not all publishers do that.
The horizontal line tells you all the notes under it are to be played in first position. It ends at the Bb; the C that follows could be played in either first or second position, so it's your choice.
As a guitarist, it's a little odd that the publisher chose to mark the position for that passage. Since there aren't many choice for how to play the F, and they also provide finger numbers, it's already obvious that passage is in first position. And they didn't mark the measure below - from the fingering, beat 1 is first position, beats 2 & 3 are second position, and beat 4 is fourth position. But sometimes publishers/composers do odd things.
That looks like guitar music (single staff, G clef, Arabic numbers that make sense for guitar fingerings). If so...
It gives you the position that passage is to be played in
The Bb note in the preceding measure can't be played on any of the five lowest frets. Given the fingering for that note and the ones that follow, the music is indicating third position there: G with the first finger/3rd fret, Eb ad Ab with the second finger/4th fret, F and Bb with the fourth finger/6th fret.
There's no finger number indicated for the Eb at the start of the measure you're questioning. But the second note, F below the staff, can't be played in third position, so it's going to require a shift. The music is telling you to shift ON the F, rather than shifting earlier in preparation for the F.
Guitar positions are traditionally marked with Roman numerals. That F is playable in either first or second position - the music is telling you to do it in first.
Position marks are usually preceded with "C" (Italian for capotasto, fret) to avoid confusion with Roman numerals from analysis. But not all publishers do that.
The horizontal line tells you all the notes under it are to be played in first position. It ends at the Bb; the C that follows could be played in either first or second position, so it's your choice.
As a guitarist, it's a little odd that the publisher chose to mark the position for that passage. Since there aren't many choice for how to play the F, and they also provide finger numbers, it's already obvious that passage is in first position. And they didn't mark the measure below - from the fingering, beat 1 is first position, beats 2 & 3 are second position, and beat 4 is fourth position. But sometimes publishers/composers do odd things.
answered 1 hour ago
Tom SerbTom Serb
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'There aren't many choices for how to play the F.' Are there any other choices at all? I agree that the line above, and that below, could do with position numbers, far more than the 'I'.
– Tim
47 mins ago
add a comment |
1
'There aren't many choices for how to play the F.' Are there any other choices at all? I agree that the line above, and that below, could do with position numbers, far more than the 'I'.
– Tim
47 mins ago
1
1
'There aren't many choices for how to play the F.' Are there any other choices at all? I agree that the line above, and that below, could do with position numbers, far more than the 'I'.
– Tim
47 mins ago
'There aren't many choices for how to play the F.' Are there any other choices at all? I agree that the line above, and that below, could do with position numbers, far more than the 'I'.
– Tim
47 mins ago
add a comment |
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Can you post a picture of the sheet music, please? Or, at the very least, is the straight horizontal line solid or dotted?
– Dekkadeci
6 hours ago
posted the picture.. It's a solid line. Thanks!
– D_D
6 hours ago
2
What instrument is this? On string instruments, "I" can mean "play all this on the lowest string for effect".
– Kilian Foth
5 hours ago
The piece is for playing guitar using plectrum..
– D_D
5 hours ago
As i read about it.. "I" is for the 1st position.. Fret 1 on guitar. Then I believe that the solid line means that the whole stretch has to be played in the 1st position.
– D_D
5 hours ago