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.
How are rests placed in the bar
Rests have time values that are equal to notes.
Same as notes
What rest breaks the rule
Whole rests
They go in the middle of the bar
When are number placed on top of rhythms
3 on triplets in duple time
2 on duplets in compound time
Da Capo (DC)
The piece should repeat from the beginning.
What is DC al fine
Repeat to the beginning and then stop at the Fine
What is DC al coda
Repeat from the beginning and then go to the coda then play to the end
Dal segno is?
The sign, repeat from the sign.
What does DS al fine mean
Play to the DS al fine
Go to the start of the sign to fine
Coda means
Tail
DC al coda meaning
Play to dc al coda
From the top then once you reach a coda go to the Coda till fine
Ds al coda
Start to ds al cods
Go to sign to coda to coda to fine
How long do accidentals last
It carries through the bar until bar line unless theres a tie
Where are tempo indications
Above the staff and justified to time signature
What are metronome marks
Used to further define tempo indications and are placed sbove the staff at the measure where the tempo begins
What are Ornament signs
Trills turns and stuff are above the staff
Appoggiaturas are placed
Next to the note
Articulations are placed?
Above or below the notehead in the opposite direction of the note stem
Where do accent directions go
Below the staff
What is the minimum on a lead sheet
Melody
Chord changes
Performance directions
Lyrics placed at bottom if for a vocalist
Lead sheet writing steps
Transcibe melody
Add chords
Add performance directions
Add lyrics and adjust key (if you have a vocalist)
Where are expressive marks placed
Attached to noteheads
Ex: gliss
