Music Notation(Berklee Methods). Learn the essentials of music notation, from fundamental pitch and rhythm placement to intricate meter and voicing alignments. This book also covers the correct way to subdivide rhythms and notate complex articulations and dynamics. An excellent resource for both written and computer notation software! |
Contents
Rhythmic Subdivision of the Pulse Concluded | 99 |
The Sixteenth Rest | 100 |
The Whole Measure Rest | 101 |
Ties | 102 |
Augmentation Dots | 103 |
Dotted Rests | 105 |
Homework for Chapter Eight | 107 |
Smaller Value Rests | 109 |
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Other Moveable C Clefs | 20 |
Hybrid Clefs | 21 |
Fundamental Rhythmic Description | 23 |
Stems | 25 |
Stem Direction | 26 |
The Quarter Rest | 27 |
The Half Rest | 28 |
Percussion and Rhythm Noteheads | 29 |
Homework for Chapter Two | 31 |
Other Percussive Noteheads | 33 |
Fundamental Pitch Description | 35 |
Flats | 36 |
Double Flats | 37 |
Spacing of Noteheads in Regard to Accidentals | 38 |
Application of Accidentals | 40 |
The Logic of Accidentals | 42 |
Courtesy Accidentals | 43 |
Key Changes | 44 |
Homework for Chapter Three | 47 |
Logic of Accidentals | 49 |
Null Key Signatures | 50 |
The Notational Grid Conclusion | 51 |
Measures | 52 |
Barlines | 53 |
Double Barlines | 54 |
The fine Barline | 55 |
Braces and Brackets | 56 |
Homework for Chapter Four | 57 |
Changes of Clef | 59 |
Time Signatures Meter and Tempo | 61 |
Placement of Time Signatures | 62 |
Common Time and Cut Time | 63 |
Changes of Meter | 64 |
Metric Placement of Noteheads and Rests | 65 |
Tempo Markings | 66 |
Changes of Tempo | 67 |
Homework for Chapter Five Section | 69 |
Metrical Rhythm | 72 |
Changing Between Simple Time and Compound Time | 74 |
Rhythmic Subdivision of the Pulse | 75 |
Beams | 78 |
Application of Beams | 79 |
Stem Direction of Beamed Note Groups | 80 |
Beam Slant | 81 |
Homework for Chapter Six | 83 |
Rhythmic Subdivision of the Pulse Continued | 85 |
Primary Beams Specific | 86 |
Secondary Beams Specific | 88 |
Syncopation | 89 |
Borrowed Metric Groupings | 91 |
Homework for Chapter Seven | 95 |
Midway Beaming of Note Groups | 97 |
Beams as Indicators of Phrasing | 98 |
Triple Augmentation Dots | 110 |
Holds Pauses and Repeats | 111 |
Pauses | 112 |
Fermatas Attending Caesuras | 113 |
Repeat Brackets | 114 |
Repeat Endings | 115 |
Single Measure Repeats | 117 |
Double Measure Repeats | 118 |
Da Capo and Dal Segno | 119 |
al fine and al Coda | 120 |
Homework for Chapter Nine | 123 |
Fermatas Attending Barlines | 125 |
Tacet | 126 |
Single Pulse Repeats | 127 |
Col | 128 |
Chords Voicings and Divisi Parts | 129 |
Parenthetical Tensions | 130 |
Voicings | 132 |
Alignment of Accidentals | 134 |
Divisi Parts | 136 |
Homework for Chapter Ten | 139 |
Hybrid Chords and Polychords | 141 |
Coll 8va and Coll 8vb | 144 |
Dynamics | 145 |
Dynamic Level Markings | 147 |
Dynamic Terminology | 148 |
Wedges | 150 |
Homework for Chapter Eleven | 151 |
Location of Dynamics Specific | 153 |
Combined Dynamic Level Markings | 154 |
Articulation | 155 |
Staccato Marks | 156 |
Placement of Accent Staccato and Legato Markings | 157 |
Slurs | 158 |
Breath Marks | 160 |
Idiomatic Considerations | 162 |
Homework for Chapter Twelve | 163 |
Combining Accents with Staccato and Legato Markings | 165 |
Combining Accent Terms with Dynamics | 167 |
Ornaments | 169 |
The Portamento | 170 |
The Glissando | 171 |
Trills | 172 |
The Unmeasured Tremolo | 173 |
The Measured Tremolo | 174 |
Grace Notes | 175 |
Arpeggios | 178 |
Turns | 179 |
Homework for Chapter Thirteen | 181 |
Cues | 183 |
Names of Instruments and Voices with Abbreviations | 185 |
Score Layout | 189 |
Instrumental Transpositions | 195 |
Glossary of European Musical Terms | 199 |
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