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Author: Christoffer
Date: 2001-07-06 21:15
In a little piece that my teacher gave me for my next lesson, there's a trill on a D. A trill means the written note plus another, a semi-tone away, right? But he forgot to tell me (and I forgot to ask him) the very basic question: which notes should I actually play there? D and C sharp - or D and E flat?
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Author: William
Date: 2001-07-06 21:37
Basic rule is, trill to the next highest note in your key. If you are in the key of C, a D trill would go to E. If the key Bb or Eb, D trills to Eb. Get the idea??? An exception to this rule would be if there is a note indicated (usually by a grace note) or an accidental above the trill marking, such as a b or #. If the b sign were present on a D trill, then the trill goes to Eb in the key of C instead of E. In the Key of C, a trill on B would go to C. If marked with a # sign, however, then the trill would go to C#. Hope this isn't too confusing and a bit helpful. I assure you that at least, I know what I am talking about. Good luck, hope you "trill" your teacher.
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Author: Keil
Date: 2001-07-06 22:21
Trills get tricky when you start playing older music like Mozart where you are't trilling up but down to the note indicated with the trill marking. Other than that William has given you a good rule of thumb! Just keep trills successive trills even...
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Author: Christoffer
Date: 2001-07-07 09:41
Don't worry, William - that was just the thumb rule I needed, and not too confusing for me to get the idea. Thanks.
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