Dots

David Jones on August 1st, 2011

Now, before we begin with all the black dots and music notes, there is one very important, and indeed vital thing to remember. A point that will allow you to relax, absorb information with ease, and learn almost subconsciously – and that point is – do NOT be frightened by the music on the page! [...]

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David Jones on October 19th, 2009

Tie -  When two notes that are the same are joined together by a curved line (kind of like a smile mouth) the note values are added together.  This usually happens across a bar line. it looks like this:        Repeat Sign -      In music, when there are parts that have to [...]

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