Section 3 - (Arranging) Manuscript Techniques Flashcards
Where are clef signs located?
Inserted at the beginning of the staff
Where are clef signs located?
Inserted at the beginning of the staff
Where are key signatures placed
After the clef sign and before the time signature
Where is the time signature placed?
After the clef
How is a time signature written on the staff
Top number above the middle line
Lower number below the middle line
How are noteheads shaped
Oval shaped amd slightly slanted
How long should note stems be
3 spaces in the staff and atleast extend to the middle of the staff
How do you know what way to put the note stem
If its above the center line go down
If its on the center line or below go up
What way do flags always go
To the right
How do you beam notes together
If the notes go up the beam goes up
If the notes go down the beam goes down
Where are dots placed
Always to the right and centered in a space on the staff
How are notes spaced
Spacing of notes and rest are generally in proportion with the amount of music in each measure
How close is first note placed to the bar line
It is placed a distance equal to the size of a notehead away from the bar line
Where are ties placed
Centered on the noteheads
Where are slur marks placed
At the starting note and arching to the ending note of the group.
Closest to the noteheads and opposite the stems.
If the stems go in two directions they go above.
