So, I don't believe this is against the rule regarding homework help. If it is, I apologize. This isn't for a music related class, it's relating to a history class on the Black Atlantic where the professor doesn't read music or care about exact notation. I'm just trying to figure out the exact notation for my own benefit, whether or not I figure this out won't impact my grade in any way (in fact I really should be writing more on my essay rather than writing this post lol).
I'm writing a paper on African music in the Americas and in looking for primary sources, one is pretty prominent. It's one of the earliest examples of written music of enslaved Africans in the Caribbean called "Koromanti" from a 1690's travelogue. There's a symbol I don't recognize, and I'm having trouble googling. I'm thinking it's some kind of trill? But I was wondering if any of y'all know what it is. It's after the music switches to alto clef in the 4th line, measures 4 and 5. It looks like the corner of a square.
In addition, I'm also curious if y'all think the music after the alto clef has switched to 1/4, and if y'all see that indicated anywhere other than the measure breaks. I'm also wondering if anyone can make out the symbol in the top right-hand corner of the line. I know the scan isn't the greatest.
Thank you! I've included a screenshot of most of the piece, and a close-up of the section that's throwing me for a loop.
Imgur link to pictures: https://imgur.com/a/S1jmg8Q
Sloane, H. (1707). A voyage to the islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica with the natural history of the herbs, and trees, four-footed beasts, fishes, birds, insects, reptiles &c...โฏ: Illustrated with the figures of the things describโd which have not been heretofore engraved ... / By Hans Sloane ...โฏ; In two volumesโฏ; Vol. I., . (1st ed., Vol. 1). B.M.; Universidad Complutense de Madrid. http://hdl.handle.net/2047/D20270191
Looking for help with reading musical notation. I have a lovely teacher, who can play anything on a piano, but she sometimes struggles with how to play a musical notation on the violin (she's 88 and started violin when she was 65). I'd like to learn Mozart's 12 Variations on "Ah, vous dirai-je Maman" as my first classical piece. On the 1st bar, 7th measure, when I listen to recordings on slow or regular playback, I hear 5 notes instead of the four that I "read". Is this because the second note of the 7th measure is tied to the first note of the 8th measure?
After studying the score and listening to scores of recordings (see what I did there), it's just this one notation that has me stumped, and it's repeated a few times in the score. Humble thanks for any help.
Here are the measures:
https://preview.redd.it/9qhffc0b6sz71.png?width=104&format=png&auto=webp&s=eca9b37f1831992dec790c15b9accd45bf1e0e31
Hello! Iโm a Graphic Design student who is studying music notation, and trying to evaluate how to make it more legible for beginners. I read a bit about musical dyslexia, and remember so many of my friends giving up their musical paths due to frustration when learning to read music.
If you donโt play music, was the process of reading music an obstacle from wanting to learn?
If you play music but donโt read music, is there something that stopped you from doing so?
If you read music, do you remember any struggle during the learning process, or was it easy for you? Is there any aspect of reading sheet music that is still troublesome for you?
Would love to hear your feedback, thanks!
Hi all, just wanted to share a free online app for music composers and composition students, since we'd really like to hear from you all!
Screenshot of Composing Studio
We're excited to share Composing Studio, a free and easy-to-use online music notation editor that lets anyone collaborate in real time on short musical pieces. To use it, just go to https://composing.studio/ in your browser, create a new session, and share the link with other musicians! There's no setup or installation required. You'll be able to type musical notation while seeing each other's work in real time (just like Google Docs), with instant sheet music rendering and live audio playback, similar to other music notation editors.
The whole team of programmer-musicians (just four of us!) has really enjoyed experimenting with creating this new medium for collaboration, and we think it has a lot of potential. We're really looking forward to seeing how you use it, and please send us feedback if you do!
Here it is! https://youtu.be/f6760hVVDLk
I've been trying to learn musical notations. And it's so FRUSTRATING. I'm not able to pick it up easily. Sight reading is a nightmare. I can't evn begin to think about chords and 2 hand notes. Please help me. Any suggestions as to how I can understand better and learn properly?
Edit: Thank you so much for all the help โฅ๏ธ y'all are awesome!
I'm interpreting for a HOH student, who plays in a concert band. He receptively understands ASL but does not produce (by his own choice) so he doesn't have his own signs for musical notation concepts. I'd like to not default to the English non-conceptual signs (like KEY for key change, etc) if there are actual signs but I'm struggling to find a resource.
I'm asking for signs you've seen and used for basic notation. Things like, sharp, flat, time signature, key change, scales, etc. I'm a licensed interpreter just looking to see if there are "official" or agreed upon signs already existing for a concept not often treaded upon by the Deaf community. Thanks for your help!
I'm soon due to take grade 5 theory, but I'm struggling remembering all the names and purposes of all the ornaments, Italian terms and etc.
I've looked online and the best I can find are silly 5 question italian term quizzes which take questions from a bag of only ~15 terms.
If anyone has a resource on these specific things, I'd greatly appreciate it.
If you have suggestions for learning this stuff outside of websites, I'd also love to hear that.
Hey, Sean here ๐ and I was thinking: We read left to right so our music notation is read from left to right. For cultures who don't read from left to right, are there other forms of notation which line up with what they're used to? Or are there any other forms of notation at all. Anything would be cool to know. I'm thinking that perhaps if I'm writing my music differently I'll execute ideas differently and explore new sounds more easily. Thanks a lot for taking the time to read. Godspeed and be excellent to others โ
Hi there, i own a Roland MC-101 groovebox which has a step sequencer that I'm still getting the hang off. I got no musical knowledge whatsoever and i have the feeling that the answer to my question is kind of obvious. Maybe someone can help me out here.
So i was trying to find some kind of musical notation (like guitar tabs or sheet music) that would allow me to input notes into the step sequencer of my MC-101 to replicate songs or part of songs. But so far i was unsuccesfull. Is there a certain notation format that would be best suited for this?
I am very comfortable with normal music notation (piano and flute) but I recently started learning a traditional Chinese instrument (hulusi) that's in the key of Bb and uses the numbered notation. So a few questions I had...
If a piece is played "all according to 1", does that mean the key is Bb? If it's "all according to 2", is it key of D? I'm translating this from Chinese so it might sound a bit awkward.
How would I play a piece with 1=F? I've never played a Bb instrument so I'm not sure if I would need to transpose or do anything. I understand 1=F would be in the key of F but would fingerings have to change for Bb instrument?
Thank you so much!
Hello everyone, I know that posting images is not allowed but I'll leave a link of it.What does this arrow next to the note mean?
Before the inevitable link, I've already checked Skullheart's megathread on Big Band tracks to no avail, but here it goes.
I recently got slapped by someone who whipped out Moonlight Densetsu (The Sailor moon OP) during a Big Band time stop, while playing as Annie, with the Sailor Moon palette. So, I was wondering if any of the Big band players/musically inclined would happen to have the notation available or be willing to transcribe it.
Thanks in advance.
Edit: I forgot to link the song, so here it is https://youtu.be/3bBpiHJm3t0
I assume there are many forms and the answer is ambiguous, but if anyone has some idea of a likely 'original' version, I'd love to hear about it.
We're excited to share Composing Studio, a free and easy-to-use online music notation editor that lets anyone collaborate in real time on short musical pieces. To use it, just go to https://composing.studio/ in your browser, create a new session, and share the link with other musicians! There's no setup or installation required. You'll be able to type musical notation while seeing each other's work in real time (just like Google Docs), with instant sheet music rendering and live audio playback, similar to other music notation editors.
The whole team of programmer-musicians (just four of us!) has really enjoyed experimenting with creating this new medium for collaboration, and we think it has a lot of potential. We're really looking forward to seeing how you use it, and please send us feedback if you do!
We're excited to share Composing Studio, a free and easy-to-use online music notation editor that lets anyone collaborate in real time on short musical pieces. To use it, just go to https://composing.studio/ in your browser, create a new session, and share the link with other musicians! There's no setup or installation required. You'll be able to type musical notation while seeing each other's work in real time (just like Google Docs), with instant sheet music rendering and live audio playback, similar to other music notation editors.
The whole team of programmer-musicians (just four of us!) has really enjoyed experimenting with creating this new medium for collaboration, and we think it has a lot of potential. We're really looking forward to seeing how you use it, and please send us feedback if you do!
Hi all, just wanted to share a free online app for music composers and composition students, since we'd really like to hear from you all!
Screenshot of Composing Studio
We're excited to share Composing Studio, a free and easy-to-use online music notation editor that lets anyone collaborate in real time on short musical pieces. To use it, just go to https://composing.studio/ in your browser, create a new session, and share the link with other musicians! There's no setup or installation required. You'll be able to type musical notation while seeing each other's work in real time (just like Google Docs), with instant sheet music rendering and live audio playback, similar to other music notation editors.
The whole team of programmer-musicians (just four of us!) has really enjoyed experimenting with creating this new medium for collaboration, and we think it has a lot of potential. We're really looking forward to seeing how you use it, and please send us feedback if you do!
Hi all, just wanted to share a free online app for music composers and composition students, since we'd really like to hear from you all!
Screenshot of Composing Studio
We're excited to share Composing Studio, a free and easy-to-use online music notation editor that lets anyone collaborate in real time on short musical pieces. To use it, just go to https://composing.studio/ in your browser, create a new session, and share the link with other musicians! There's no setup or installation required. You'll be able to type musical notation while seeing each other's work in real time (just like Google Docs), with instant sheet music rendering and live audio playback, similar to other music notation editors.
The whole team of programmer-musicians (just four of us!) has really enjoyed experimenting with creating this new medium for collaboration, and we think it has a lot of potential. We're really looking forward to seeing how you use it, and please send us feedback if you do!
