Kathleen
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Those are ties, not slurs, indicating to just continue holding the notes until the end of the passage. You should restate the printed chord where it is implied. Section 10.3 MBC2015 talks about ties to implied notes.
Hope that helps!
According to my cellist colleagues, these are shifts (they all say it's unusual notation, but I've seen it a lot in early cello and violin music).
The fingerings in parentheses below the music are advanced alternate fingering. You'll have to do in-accords for these. Include a TN about that, and then you can also omit the parentheses, including that info in the TN.
The x with the 4 is an extension. The finger stretches a whole step instead of a half step. I've always put the X as a word-sign expression before the note and then include the usual 4th finger after the note. Also include this info in a TN.
hope that helps!
Kathleen
In cases like these, I alway consult a string player, since I am not one! If you'd like to send me a pdf of the examples, I can run them by my colleagues and get some answers for you!
Kathleen
Good morning,
(Please forgive the tardiness of this response. I just was informed there was a message here and the system did not notify me.)
We normally put the number as a word-sign expression before the note. See the attached word doc for the simbraille!
All the best,
Kathleen
It goes directly in the music line, not above. If it’s very lengthy you can use a music asterisk and put it in a footnote at the bottom of the Braille page. But because single-line format doesn’t use parallels, you can’t move the expression above it! A sectional heading can be a centered music heading if it consists of a tempo/character change but otherwise just in line.
Hope that helps!I would probably place it at the bottom of the braille page like a music footnote, especially if it's a footnote to the music heading (meter, tempo, key, etc). Even if it is for the title or composer, I think consistency is best in the music format.
I hope that helps!
Kathleen
Is there a preface to the edition that explains the symbol? I’ve never seen it before -
if you choose to use a special note head symbol, be sure it’s not one that you’re using anywhere else.
As far as the tenor clef symbol, I would treat it the same as the treble clef and add it in where you add in the other clefs.Hi Martin,
Good question - While MBC2015 doesn't specify that the start of multiple interval doublings must be started at the same point, I tend to air on the side of clarity and not double a new interval while in the midst of another doubled interval.
The Introduction to Music Braille Transcription, 2nd edition by DeGarmo, advises that "it is better not to double more than one interval, unless the doubling begins and ends simultaneously for all the intervals..." (pg 360)
So while there is no rule that says you can't, remember that even the procedure of doubling is not required - we MAY chose to use doubling if it remains clear and is truly helpful. Once you start doubling multiple intervals, the complexity could very quickly outweigh the benefit of the procedure. It's not always about just saving space - it's about making the music easy to memorize and perform/study.
Hope that helps!
Kathleen
I usually use the 128th-note fractioning symbol after the note, dots 45, 3, since the z is representing a very fast repetition of the note. Be sure to list it on the special symbols page.
Please forgive the tardiness of this reply. There is a glitch in the system and I'm not receiving alerts that there are questions. My sincerely apologies.
Kathleen
You are correct. There must be a blank cell aligned between all lines of the parallel to show the measure division. The second version in the attachment is correct.
I apologize for the tardiness of this reply. There is a glitch in the system and I'm not receiving these messages. Please forgive me.
Kathleen
I think using the RH sign and intervals would be acceptable. You may want to include a quick TN if this is the first (or only) time it will be used. But I'm imagining this might be at the start of the piano method book in which case introducing the hand signs would be appropriate.
If however, it's part of a book for a single line instrument and intervals are few and far between, using an in-accord may be clearer. (I'm partial to piano format when piano music occurs, but it really is a matter of context.)
Hope that helps!
Hi there!
Apologies for the delay - there is an issue with the site and it is not alerting me to posts that appear here!
The way you have Brailled this example with the repeats is 100% correct! (Be sure to remove the extra 4th octave indicator on measure 7 if you chose to retain the repeats.)
Kathleen
You could do either open score or piano (all intervals read upward) with solo line.
If you have other pieces (such as the Bach you asked me about) that are in the same volume, I'd use a similar format for each if possible. The important thing is to be consistent. If you have multiple formats, just include a TN before the example saying which format you're using.
