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Musical Notes and Values
Music notes form songs and melodies. Each note has it's own value or length, which tells us how long to hold a note out while singing or playing an instrument.
216 Questions
Can you use a semibreve or whole note in a 2 4 time signature?
Ideally, a 2/4 time signature means two beats to the measure, and the quarternote gets one beat. That means that a half-note is the longest you could use, as any larger duration note exceeds what a measure can hold.
However, there are certain kinds of notation which attempt to simplify reading, and others which are based on older notation systems, and even some experimental notation systems which allow placing a note which is the length of duration, and leaving empty measures or portions of measures until the next note starts.
A caveat goes with using non-standard notation systems for modern-day musicians: few are interested in dealing with any notation system which acts purely for the benefit of the composer/arranger. Some notation systems complicate reading without providing any real benefit at all (such as tying a note across a bar line to a dot, instead of to a note of half the duration of the first note). The purpose of notation should be to get the composer's intentions across to the performer. It is rare that a departure from the system known well by performers is accepted and used beyond the life of the originator... and who wants to write unforgettable music, then clothe it with a notation system that is doomed to be forgotten?
A small historical note: The idea of the measure, delineated by bar-lines and constrained between them with a strict count of beats, is relatively new. It has evolved from a system (in steps) which relied on mensural signs which included symbols (whole or broken circle, slashes and dots) from which only two have survived, C and slashed-C. The point between the original neumatic notation and our current notation system that is most accessable to modern musicians is probably the White Mensural Notation system that was popular between approximately 1450 and 1530. In this system, vertical lines were used for division of large sections or small sections, but not division of equally-counted measures. If you are, or become, really interested in why music notation looks like it does, find Wily Apel's "Notation of Polyphonic Music, 900-1600" (ISBN-10: 1849028052, ISBN-13: 978-1849028059).
What does the time signature 5 3 means?
I'm not sure a time signature with a 3 on the bottom exists but if it did it would mean there were 5 dotted crotchets in a bar.
What are the violin notes for Jingle Bells in the key of a?
Try starting off with these notes:
C#4 C#4 C#4, C#4 C#4 C#4, C#4 E4 A4 B4 C#4.
After playing these notes, you will be able to pick up the rest of the song in the key of A Major.
Which instrument does not have values to change notes?
The brass instruments did not have valves before the Romantic period. Therefore, those were not chromatic instruments approximately before 1800's. Compare lines for brass instruments in Chopin's music with that of Mozart which proves the fact.
How the sound of a fiddle is produced?
A fiddle is a stringed instrument. The sound is produced by plucking strings. The pitch is determined with the fret board.
How you would improvise an accompaniment in the key of A minor using the information provided?
It completely depends on what information is provided. If you have a melody, you can harmonise most lines using quite basic four part harmony. If so, you could also use inversions, most commonly being 1st inversion chords.
If you have chords for comping, then just comp to the complexity that you can manage. I suppose it depends on what kind of music it is. If it is jazz, you could add 7ths, 9ths etc. and even throw in some tritone substitution.
Ultimately, more information is needed to accurately help you. Regardless, for improvising accompaniments you should have a knowledge of harmony, be it jazz or standard classical harmony.
What scale can you use with a F7 chord?
There are several types of seventh chords, but the most common type of chord is the Dominant 7th(or V7)chord. A Dominant 7th chord is the strongest way to approach the Tonic (I) chord.
The Dominant 7th chord with a root of F is diatonic (naturally occurring) to the Bb major scale to reach the Bb major (I) chord. It is also used in the Bb minor scale to reach the Bb minor (i) chord.
The F7 chord is also (less commonly) used in the key of Eb major to reach the Bb major (V) chord. The Bb7 is then used to reach the Ebmajor(I) chord.
Is note C higher than F and D?
Yes and no; a C note is lower than F and D if you are just looking at seven notes, for example:
A B C D E F G
Looking at this, we know C is lower than D and F. But we also know that the musical notes are looped, for example:
A B C D E F G A B C D E F G
So C can be higher than F and D depending on how you look at it.
Does each bar equal two crotchets in value?
The total value of a bar (a "measure") of music is dependent on its time signature. The time signature is written at the beginning of a piece of music as two numbers, one on top of the other.
In the case of a 4/4 time signature, the total value is equal to 4 (the top number) beats per measure, with each beat being equal to a crotchet (the bottom number). The end result is that four crotchets (quarter notes) will fill up one measure.
In the case of a 2/4 time signature, the total value is equal to 2 beats per measure, with each beat equal to the crotchet. The result is that two crotches will fill up one measure.
And in the case of a 3/8 time signature, the total value is equal to 3 beats per measure, with each beat equal to a quaver (eighth note). The result is that eight quavers will fill up one measure.
What do you call a held musical note?
You can have something called a fermata, which looks like a semi circle with a dot in the center, over a note, and that means that you can hold it out for a reasonable amount of time before moving on.
You can also have a dotted quarter note, dotted half note, and dotted whole note, in which case you are to hold it out for a certain amount of time, depending on which one it is.
How do you find the tonic in a musical note?
Many classical pieces are written to a certain key. In almost all compositions prior to the Impressionist era, the music concludes in the tonic key. If the music is in a major or minor key, you can find the tonic key by the key signature.
What does the musical term fermata refer to?
The musical term "fermata" refers to how long a note is held. If there is a fermata above the note then the note is held for longer than the usual amount of time.
What is the title to this song - am strassenrand steht ein zigeuner?
It's probably ich bin ein zigeunerkind
How many quarter notes are in a 6- 4 time signature?
The 6/4 (compound) time signature denotes two dotted half notes (dotted minims) in a bar. A dotted half note is equivalent to three quarter notes. Hence there is 6 quarter notes in a measure with this time signature.
A semibreve, also known as a whole note in America, is a note worth four crotchets or two minims and represented by an empty note head.
What are the notes outside the staff called?
The notes outside the staff do not have a collective name, but they are referred to as being notes on "ledger lines".
