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If I play G Sharp, then play the G that's one octave up, does the accidental carry over? [duplicate]
For example, this ASCII sheet music:
G
trebel--------
|4------------
|-------------
|4--------#G--
clef----------
I know it's terrible, but would the second G be sharp too?
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accidentals in measure [duplicate]
What I self studied is that an accidental stays throughout the measure to the bar. Lately I saw in a theory work book, there's two conditions 1. The same note. (That's ok with me) 2. It's on the same ...
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When a NATURAL sign is used is it only for that single note? [duplicate]
In the key of A there is a natural sign at a G# note in the fifth bar. Is it only for this G# or are the following G's natural as well?
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How long should the note modifiers be played? [duplicate]
There is a D natural modifier at the begining here. Does that mean that all of the D's in the bass clef are natural or just this specific one?
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Do accidentals apply to notes in the same measure but in different octaves? [duplicate]
In a work by Leonarda (1693) I find that there are octave leaps at a cadence with an accidental sharp on the first note but no explicit accidental on the lower note. Surely the lower note should also ...
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Is a high A in the key of D flat still flat?
I'm learning a song in the key of D flat. I know that any middle A within the song is flat. However, is a high A (above the staff) still flat?
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Is it customary to put a natural symbol on notes if the same note in a different octave is sharp?
I'm spending a lot of time sight reading piano music and one thing that is constantly trying me up is a scenario like this:
A note, D say, is sharp in the left hand. In the same bar, another D, an ...
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How to identify all sharp notes in sheet
I am trying to learn the piano and I am a bit confused when it comes how sharp notes are represented in the sheet.
I am working my way through Prelude I in C Major (BWV 846), and in the sixth bar/...
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How to read flatted notes where music sheet's keysignature is flatted as well [duplicate]
This is my first question here.
I'm a self-taught piano player and playing the piano since 7. I taught myself how to read notes and listened to many mp3s just to get the tempo and beat right for ...
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Do accidentals in a figured bass last the full measure, or do they only apply to that single chord?
Consider the example below.
In m. 1, the second beat has a G♯, but beat 4 should have a G♮. Does the G♯ used on beat 2 carry over into beat 4? As such, should we specify ♮...
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Are tonal (sharp, flat and natural) key signatures octave specific? [duplicate]
I recently bought a piano for learning (by myself at the moment) and apart from doing basic exercises, I decided to start learning a piece to get a grip on music sheet reading as I go.
On the sheet I'...
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How do accidentals apply with octave signs?
In the measure below, does the natural sign still apply with the octave up sign?
The first natural sign (first blue square) means that all following E5's in that measure will be natural, so the first ...
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Accidentals in divisi parts
I've got a trumpet part which is divisi (upper and lower part on one staff). The upper part starts with a F, which has an accidental sharp in front of it. The 3rd note of the lower part is a F as well....
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Do accidentals carry through 8va? [duplicate]
I recently picked up a collection of Czerny exercises, including Thirty New Studies in Technics, Op. 349.
In number 12, measure 17 begins with a C# accidental. Later in the measure, in the 8va section,...
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