Music Transcription Flashcards
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When a melody leaps more than an octave, a common transcription practice is to:
Answer: Add ledger lines or switch clefs
Extended ledger lines or a clef change keeps pitches readable when notes go far above or below the staff.
What is the term for a short, unaccented note played just before the beat it is attached to?
Answer: Acciaccatura
An acciaccatura (crushed note) is played as briefly as possible before the main note, falling before the beat.
In transcription, 'enharmonic equivalents' refers to two notes that:
Answer: Sound the same but are written differently
Enharmonic equivalents (e.g., C# and Db) sound identical but are spelled differently depending on context.
Which rhythmic value is represented by a hollow note head with a stem and NO flags or beams?
Answer: Half note
A half note has an open (hollow) note head with a stem and receives two beats in 4/4 time.
When transcribing swing music, written pairs of eighth notes are typically performed as:
Answer: Long-short dotted pairs
Swing feel interprets written eighth notes as a long-short pattern, roughly like a dotted eighth followed by a sixteenth.
A 'ossia' staff in transcription indicates:
Answer: An optional or alternative passage
An ossia staff presents an easier or alternative version of a passage above the main staff.
When transcribing a piece that modulates from C major to G major, how many sharps are added to the key signature?
Answer: 1
C major has no sharps, and G major has one sharp (F#), so one sharp is added in the new key signature.