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#1301205 - 11/07/09 05:12 PM what does this mean?
Descente36 Junior Member Registered: 11/04/09 Posts: 7	I can't find a picture of it, but its this curvy line that connects two notes. On this sheet, the line is connecting one note to another note that is in a completely different bar which is totally confusin me. Yea I am new to piano and reading sheet music
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#1301207 - 11/07/09 05:18 PM Re: what does this mean? [Re: Descente36]
jotur 2000 Post Club Member Registered: 09/16/06 Posts: 2116 Loc: Santa Fe, NM	If the notes are the same pitch the curvy line is a tie - it means to play them as one note - don't re-press the key for the second note. If the notes are separate pitches it's a slur, and means for them to be played legato/smoothly. Cathy
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#1301208 - 11/07/09 05:19 PM Re: what does this mean? [Re: Descente36]
Gabe Full Member Registered: 10/14/09 Posts: 77 Loc: Toronto, Canada	Until you get an answer from a more experienced player, here is my understanding of it. Hold the key down for the duration of both (or all such connected) notes. _________________________ Baldwin Hamilton 243 Alfred 1, Got Those Blues My First Book of Classical Music - Bach Minuet Started Oct. 1, 2009
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#1301210 - 11/07/09 05:25 PM Re: what does this mean? [Re: jotur]
sotto voce 5000 Post Club Member Registered: 08/15/06 Posts: 5831 Loc: Briarcliff Manor, NY, USA	Originally Posted By: jotur If the notes are the same pitch the curvy line is a tie - it means to play them as one note - don't re-press the key for the second note. If the notes are separate pitches it's a slur, and means for them to be played legato/smoothly. Cathy This is my best guess, too. Perhaps you can confirm its appearance here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_musical_symbols#Note_relationships Steven _________________________ Ambitious autodidact and amateur moving music from over my head to under my fingers: Chopin: Allegro de Concert Op. 46 & Fantaisie Op. 49 Schumann: Toccata Op. 7 Fauré: Ballade Op. 19
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#1301221 - 11/07/09 05:47 PM Re: what does this mean? [Re: sotto voce]
Descente36 Junior Member Registered: 11/04/09 Posts: 7	Yea, it was a tie. Thanks all
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#1301255 - 11/07/09 07:39 PM Re: what does this mean? [Re: Descente36]
DragonPianoPlayer 2000 Post Club Member Registered: 12/12/06 Posts: 2064 Loc: Denver, CO	Descente36, You might find this site useful: http://www.dolmetsch.com/introduction.htm It's a good music theory website. Rich _________________________
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#1301327 - 11/07/09 11:12 PM Re: what does this mean? [Re: DragonPianoPlayer]
Descente36 Junior Member Registered: 11/04/09 Posts: 7	one more thing, when there is a sharp or a flat on a line-is it just for that line or all notes of that letter. Thanks
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#1301333 - 11/07/09 11:27 PM Re: what does this mean? [Re: Descente36]
sotto voce 5000 Post Club Member Registered: 08/15/06 Posts: 5831 Loc: Briarcliff Manor, NY, USA	The commonly accepted "rule" of accidentals is that they apply only to the specific note on that line or space (i.e., not in other octaves or on the other staff) from that point through the end of the measure. Steven _________________________ Ambitious autodidact and amateur moving music from over my head to under my fingers: Chopin: Allegro de Concert Op. 46 & Fantaisie Op. 49 Schumann: Toccata Op. 7 Fauré: Ballade Op. 19
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#1301335 - 11/07/09 11:30 PM Re: what does this mean? [Re: sotto voce]
ll Full Member Registered: 11/14/08 Posts: 247 Loc: So Cal	Accidentals in the key signature apply to all in the song. Accidentals in the piece last until the following bar line, unless they are part of a tied note, in which case they must obviously carry through until that tied note ends. _________________________ Casio Privia PX-120 Baldwin Spinet, circa 1980s John Thompson's First Grade - ABRSM Grade 2 - Alfred's All-in-One Book 2 - Alfred's Group Piano Book 1 - Keith Snell Piano series - Clair de Lune from Scratch Would eventually like to become a piano teacher <insert snort at the idea here>
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