III. ACCIDENTALS, KEY & TIME SIGNATURES

Signs from Table 3 A.

  Sharp      Flat

Double sharp     Double flat

Natural

Accidental above or below the note

3-1. The sharp, flat and natural signs are placed before the notes, intervals or other features to which they belong. They must not be separated from notes by anything other than octave marks.

3-2. If an accidental appears above or below a note in print, it is preceded by dot 6 in braille.

3-3. Quarter-step alterations of an accidental are discussed under Modern Notation. See Par. 13-16.

3-5. The next note following a key signature must have an octave mark. If it is not followed by a time signature, it must be followed by a space.

3-6. When time signatures consist of an upper and a lower number in print, the braille uses upper- and lower-cell numbers with a number sign only at the beginning of the combination. An upper-cell number is used for a single-digit time signature. In other types of signatures as well, the print is followed closely.

Signs from Table 3 B.

C or "common" time

Barred C or "cut" time

Time signatures with two numbers

4 (or other number) Time signature with single number

3-7. A time signature must be followed by a space, and the next note following it must have an octave mark.

3-8. The key and time signatures are combined with or without one space between, according to the practice of the nation.

Example 3-8.

One sharp, three-four time

Four flats, four-four time

3-9. When there is a change of key and/or time signature, the print must be followed exactly. Such a change is placed between spaces and the next note must have an octave mark.>

Example 3-9.

3-10. When a note appears in a time signature, C is used for the note name, it is shown with its time value, and it is preceded by the music prefix, dots 6, 3. See Example 13-18.

3-11. Some other unusual time signatures are shown in Example 13-19.

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