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  2. List of musical symbols - Wikipedia

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    Musical symbols are marks and symbols in musical notation that indicate various aspects of how a piece of music is to be performed. There are symbols to communicate information about many musical elements, including pitch, duration, dynamics, or articulation of musical notes; tempo, metre, form (e.g., whether sections are repeated), and details about specific playing techniques (e.g., which ...

  3. Drum charts - Wikipedia

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    The music written for drummers is not the same as, say, a pianist. Drummers use their own symbols and language in their charts. For example, a "middle C" note written on a staff for pianists is equivalent to the "snare drum" for drummers. Or, the note "F" on the piano staff is equal to the "bass drum." There is no set standard for writing drum ...

  4. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    In instrumental music, a style of playing that imitates the way the human voice might express the music, with a measured tempo and flexible legato. cantilena a vocal melody or instrumental passage in a smooth, lyrical style canto Chorus; choral; chant cantus mensuratus or cantus figuratus (Lat.) Meaning respectively "measured song" or "figured ...

  5. Triangle (musical instrument) - Wikipedia

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    The triangle is often the subject of jokes and one-liners, as an archetypal instrument that seemingly has no musical function and requires no skill to play (the Martin Short character Ed Grimley is an example). [11] However, triangle parts in classical music can be very demanding, and James Blades in the Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians ...

  6. Percussion notation - Wikipedia

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    In percussion notation, accents are almost always to be interpreted as dynamic accents. Typically this involves emphasizing the accented note simply by raising the dynamic level. The meanings of the different types of accents are not entirely standard. The image above shows the accent notations most commonly used by composers of percussion music.

  7. Chord chart - Wikipedia

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    A chord chart. Play ⓘ. A chord chart (or chart) is a form of musical notation that describes the basic harmonic and rhythmic information for a song or tune. It is the most common form of notation used by professional session musicians playing jazz or popular music.

  8. Drum tablature - Wikipedia

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    Drum tablature, commonly known as a drum tab, is a form of simplified percussion notation, or tablature for percussion instruments.Instead of the durational notes normally seen on a piece of sheet music, drum tab uses proportional horizontal placement to indicate rhythm and vertical placement on a series of lines to represent which drum from the drum kit to stroke.

  9. Triangle roll - Wikipedia

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    Printable version; From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Redirect page. Redirect to: Triangle (musical instrument)#Technique ...