Monday 20 September 2010

About Piano: Piano Term of the Week: Augmentation Dot

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From Brandy Kraemer, your Guide to Piano

Piano Term of the Week: Augmentation Dot
An augmentation (or "rhythm") dot increases the length of a music note or rest by 50%; two rhythm dots increases it by 75%, and three dots adds 87.5% ... ... confused?... Read more

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Ledger lines -- used to accommodate notes that are too high or too low to be written on the staff -- are a common occurrence in piano music; and... Read more

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The most common complaints by new piano students typically deal with accidentals in notation -- particularly once they graduate to music written with key signatures. If you want to move... Read more

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