PLAYING TIPS
Time Signature:
Cut time.
Sometimes referred to as Alla Breve.
same as
where the Half Note:
gets one count.
Then all other notes change proportionately:
Whole Note
get 2 beats,
Quarter Note |
gets ½ beat, etc. |
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OR: You can play in a fast: |
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It’s almost the same. |
over the last note.
Sometimes called a “Bird’s Eye” because that’s what it looks like. The fermata means time stops and the note or rest is to be held out usually about twice as long as the note or rest it’s with (although there is no set rule).
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