Dorothy

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  • in reply to: Carets meaning half step #22485
    Dorothy
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    Dorothy,

    Whatever happened to your pdf, I can't find it. I think I have a good enough picture from your description, though.

    A "change of fingers" is the same sign as a slur (14). But that is for two consecutive fingerings following one note. I agree with you that the minus sign is a visual cue and can be left out, especially since the author did not use it in the actual songs.

    You are doing fine work, making very sensible decisions where they are needed!

    Cheers to you!

    in reply to: Carets meaning half step #22487
    Dorothy
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    Larry,
    Thank you for your input.

    I noticed that shift sign in the Code Book, but it is labeled "a straight line between two noteheads". That is not what I have. I have a minus sign in the fingering. It is used for the first finger placement after a shift (to a new position). So that would be, in braille, position sign, octave sign, note, fingering. If I used the (4, 1), where would it go? My inclination is to put in a general TN and leave it out. Also, sometimes the fingering number is the same as the previous note, and sometimes it is not. The author only uses this in the demonstration exerciss, not in the actual songs. I think it is a visual, and would make clutter.

    What do you think?

    Dorothy

    Dorothy

    in reply to: Carets meaning half step #22486
    Dorothy
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    Larry,
    Since you have not yet responded, and I need to move forward, this is what I have decided.

    The author definitely wants to mark all of the half steps in these exercises. So I have used wordsign h to indicate a half step. I put this in a tn the first time it was used, and also on the appropriate p-pages.

    When the - for the shift is used, I used wordsign s. However, I ignored these hyphens in the beginning part of the book, where shifting is first introduced, since it was not mentioned. What do you think?

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