AlfredHandyGuide-MusicNotationDictionary by Unknown

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84 Leger lines Lyric 85 In the first example below , the leger lines are overcrowded and appear to be touching. PLACEMENT OF STAFF INDICATIONS Dynamics and tempo indications go above the staff to avoid conflicting with the lyric. p—=f>p Bs 5SE F*! . i IV JHM PS Sh CBLSCBBTBB S I will nev - er cease to see Corrected by shortening the leger lines to create a slight amount of space between the lines. CLEF CONSIDERATIONS Choose the appropriate clef for the situation. The viola, for instance, may be written in alto clef to avoid excessive leger lines. (See Clefs) The following examples illustrate the same musical example in three different clefs. USE OF SLURS Slurs are seldom used in a vocal part for anything other than a melisma (a term used here simply to mean a syllable or word that is sung to more than one note). melisma 1 f & i , m ~ i m a — \ t — m 1 I will al - ways ALIGNMENT OF LYRIC FOR MELISMA Another help in reading a melisma is the proper alignment of the lyric. The word or syllable, instead of being centered under the note, should be aligned flush left with the left edge of the notehead (see above). Lyric Beaming of notes associated with a lyric now follows standard notational practice. Traditional practice, now obsolete, was to use flags for eighth notes, sixteenth notes, etc. Beams were used only for melismas. However, in several other ways the lyric makes the notation of a vocal part different from that of other parts. EXTENDER LINES In addition to the slur, extender lines at the baseline of the lyric help to show the length of a melisma. However, extender lines are only used for one-syllable words, or for the last syllable of a word. A hyphen is used in the middle of a word. The thickness of extender lines should be less than that of the staff lines. The end of the extender line should be aligned flush right with the last note of the melisma. The most common mistake in the use of lyric extender lines is to extend the line for the full value of the note.

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