Re: [abcusers] (..) means?

2003-07-10 Thread Wil Macaulay
Nice resource! thanks. wil I. Oppenheim wrote: On Wed, 9 Jul 2003, John Chambers wrote: But in general, you can't rely on any such details when reading music. That's true; but the point was that when notating music one should strive do it the correct way.

Re: [abcusers] (..) means?

2003-07-09 Thread Bernard Hill
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Jack Campin [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes M:4/4 |e2(G2 G2)Bc| Parentheses without a number are used to slur notes. But the notes are the same! If you sight-read music in 4/4, it's easier to follow the music if the note that falls on the third beat is always notated

Re: [abcusers] (..) means?

2003-07-09 Thread John Chambers
Bernard Hill writes: | Jack Campin [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes | | Some staff notation makes a distinction with different curve shapes | for slur and tie, but you may need to read a lot of fine print to | find it. | | The typographical difference is that ties always go head to head, slurs | going

Re: [abcusers] (..) means?

2003-07-09 Thread Bernard Hill
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], John Chambers [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Bernard Hill writes: | Jack Campin [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes | | Some staff notation makes a distinction with different curve shapes | for slur and tie, but you may need to read a lot of fine print to | find it. | | The

Re: [abcusers] (..) means?

2003-07-08 Thread I. Oppenheim
On Tue, 8 Jul 2003, Bernard Hill wrote: M:4/4 2e2 e3f|e2(G2 G2)Bc| What's the meaning of the parentheses when there is no number? It doesn't seem to be a shortcut for (2 - or is it? Play 2 in the time of 2? g Parentheses without a number are used to slur notes. Irwin To

Re: [abcusers] (..) means?

2003-07-08 Thread DottieB
From: I. Oppenheim [EMAIL PROTECTED] M:4/4 2e2 e3f|e2(G2 G2)Bc| What's the meaning of the parentheses when there is no number? It doesn't seem to be a shortcut for (2 - or is it? Play 2 in the time of 2? g Parentheses without a number are used to slur notes. But the notes are

Re: [abcusers] (..) means?

2003-07-08 Thread I. Oppenheim
On Tue, 8 Jul 2003, DottieB wrote: M:4/4 2e2 e3f|e2(G2 G2)Bc| Parentheses without a number are used to slur notes. But the notes are the same! If you sight-read music in 4/4, it's easier to follow the music if the note that falls on the third beat is always notated separately. The

Re: [abcusers] (..) means?

2003-07-08 Thread DottieB
From: I. Oppenheim [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you sight-read music in 4/4, it's easier to follow the music if the note that falls on the third beat is always notated separately. Good point! Dottie B abc2win user :-) To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to:

Re: [abcusers] (..) means?

2003-07-08 Thread Jack Campin
M:4/4 |e2(G2 G2)Bc| Parentheses without a number are used to slur notes. But the notes are the same! If you sight-read music in 4/4, it's easier to follow the music if the note that falls on the third beat is always notated separately. The above example should really have been notated as