3:2 Manuscript Techniques

Question 1

Lead sheets contain:

Answer 1

Only essential elements of a piece:
Melody Line
Chord changes
Performance directions (std’s)
...and lyrics if there are any

Question 2

Lead Sheet

Answer 2

Shorthand manuscript of a composition: typically PMG or jazz

Question 3

Time signatures are placed

Answer 3

After the clef sign and key signature; and again if it changes after the bar line where it changes

Question 4

Accidental signs are placed

Answer 4

Before the note being modified

Question 5

Clef signs can be placed where? (2)

Answer 5

1. At the beginning of the staff

2. wherever the notes go out of range of the staff

Question 6

If the note stems go in both directions, where is a slur placed?

Answer 6

Above the staff

Question 7

Where is a tie placed?

Answer 7

Centered near each note head.

Question 8

Which symbol is the only one that should be placed in the center of the measure?

Answer 8

The whole rest