Ornaments

Question 1

tr trill

Answer 1

Play given note and the one above several times, very quickly. Whether it start on the main note or above it depends on when the music was written.

Question 2

~ turn

Answer 2

If the sign is written directly over a note, the note is replaced with four shorter ones. These start on the note above the given note and turn around it. 1, 0, -1, 0.

Question 3

~ turn between two notes

Answer 3

If written between one note and the next, the given note is played first. then the turn is played between that note an the next given note. So 0->1 = 0, (1, 0, -1), 0, 1.

Question 4

~ angular upper mordent

Answer 4

Start on the given note, play the note above it and then return to given note.

Question 5

~ angular with vertical stroke through lower mordent

Answer 5

Start on the given note, play the note below it and return to given note.

Question 6

acciaccatura (grace note)

Answer 6

This is a small note with a stroke through its stem. It is squeezed in before the given note, which is not delayed and is given its full value.

Question 7

appoggiatura (NOT grace note)

Answer 7

This is written as a small note or notes without a stroke through the stem. An apoggiatura takes its full value from the value of the given note.