Annotating repeated quavers written as a pair of minims, joined as if a pair of quavers
I am trying to annotate some music in which a repeated sequence of quavers is written as a pair of minims, so that one only writes 2 notes, to represent 4, or 6 if dotted, quavers. (Please see the attached image - makes better sense than the above long-hand description.)
I don't know what to call it, so it is hard to look this up. But it's an efficient, and easily read, way of annotating repeated groups of quavers. I'm sure I've managed to do it before, but...
Many thanks.
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Notate as quavers, change notehead type to minim?
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Or is this supposed to be a (dottet) crotchet tremolos? If so notate as (dotted) crotchets then apply tremolo between notes to them.
In reply to Notate as quavers, change… by Jojo-Schmitz
Thank you.
I tried to change the notehead - but I couldn't get the notehead to change - but I'll keep trying!
However, your second solution did work - once I typed in dotted crotchets for the two notes, and then used the single tremolo line, that isn't on a stem. (My first attempt with dotted minims ended up with a pair of dotted semi-breves, but that does make sense.)
I'll use the second option as I can, and I think it gives the right impression.
In reply to Thank you. I tried to change… by KMKelsey
select notehead, and in Inspector change notehead type. But indeed the 2nd option is morelikely what the original intended, old style tremolos are notated that way, MuseScore uses that different new style though
In reply to select notehead, and in… by Jojo-Schmitz
Thank you again. I did try using the palettes, but I didn't think of using the Inspector.
Now the problem will be to remember how to do this, as it just crops up now and again - with many months between occasions. In my mind it doesn't seem like a tremolo!
I often type up orchestral music, as some of it is nothing like as clear to (sight-) read as it could be! Particularly when we're given copied and pasted parts from a score - the last lot was tiny, and totally unsuitable for cellists, given the music-stand distance!
In reply to Thank you again. I did try… by KMKelsey
These look like they could be written as tremolos (between notes), it should sound the same too
In reply to These look like they could… by Jojo-Schmitz
I don't think so, as a tremolo would result in repeating the one note and then the other, not alternating between the notes.
I think your second solution is the correct one, and ought to result in my colleagues and I playing the notes correctly. Which is, of course, what matters!
Thank you.
In reply to I don't think so, as a… by KMKelsey
Not tremolos between notes, which these are. And that is my 2nd solution ;-)
In reply to Not tremolos between notes,… by Jojo-Schmitz
I think of tremolos as being written ON the stem. And feel there ought to be a different name for the lines written between two notes!
Problem is that I did my Grade 5 theory decades ago! So I'm not very accurate with some bits of phraseology!
Perhaps I ought go to a theory course - but that will never happen.
In reply to I think of tremolos as being… by KMKelsey
These are definitely tremolos between notes. For at least 200 years this is what they've been called so changing their name today would be confusing.
In reply to These are definitely… by mike320
I just need to learn the proper terminology! But will I remember?
In reply to I just need to learn the… by KMKelsey
practice, practice, practice... 😁
In reply to practice, practice, practice… by mike320
It's the only way!!