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Author: johnathan
Date: 2002-03-24 09:58
I'm really stuck on some signs for the clarinet. How on Earth do you play them; ^ / .The sign ^ has another one facing downwards how do you that.
The sign / also has another one hat curves down please tell me how you do them.
I found these signs in a Jazz book and I can't play the songs if I don't know what the signs are.
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Author: Eoin
Date: 2002-03-24 22:32
I'm afraid I don't exactly know what you are talking about. Is the first sign a small V above the stave? This is a breathing mark, meaning take your breath here. A thick diagonal line joining two notes can mean a tremolo: play the two notes over and over, alternating between them. This is the same as a trill but the notes are more than one tone apart. If the symbols are not these, I'm afraid I can't help you.
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Author: Big B.
Date: 2002-04-16 20:42
The sign that's the opposite of ^ means exactly the same thing. It means you have to accent that note more than the others.
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Author: Bill
Date: 2002-06-20 18:07
Well, if the ^ is found above the note (or v if underneath the note), that is a marcato sign, which means to play the note marked or accented. This is a shorter version of the > accent. The only difference between the ^ and the v is where the note is positioned on the staff - ^ is found above the note when the stem is facing down, and v is found below the note when the stem is going up.
I believe that the / sign you are referring to is the rip. It is found before the note, and means that you are to start slightly below the note and do a very quick, usually chromatic run (or, rip) up to the note. For example, say you have the / sign before an F. You'd play a quick (as fast as your fingers go) run up from either the D or E below until you came to the F. This is more for effect, so don't worry if you don't hit all the notes in the chromatic run, just 'rip' it.
The other sign, the \\ the curves down is a fall-off, I believe. It follows right behind the note (usually at the end of a phrase). You play the note and then, at the very end of the note value, you 'fall off' the note. There are two methods for this - beginners tend to throw in a quick downward chromatic scale, while more advanced players do this with their embouchure. Again, this is a quick effect like the rip, where the exact notes of the effect are less important than the effect itself.
Hope this helps.
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