New International Manual
of Braille Music Notation

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CONTENTS
  • Preface
  • Compiler's Notes

    PART ONE: GENERAL SIGNS
  • Purpose and General Principles
  • Basic Signs
  • Clefs
  • Accidentals
  • Rhythmic Groups
  • Chords
  • Slurs and Ties
  • Tremelos
  • Fingering
  • Bar Lines and Repeats
  • Nuances
  • Ornaments
  • Theory
  • Modern Notation

    PART TWO: INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL
  • General Organization
  • Key& Time Signatures
  • Rhythmic Groups
  • Chords
  • Slurs and Ties
  • Tremelos
  • Fingering
  • Bar Lines and Repeats
  • Nuances
  • Ornaments
  • Theory
  • Modern Notation

    PART TWO: INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL
  • General Organization
  • Keyboard Music
  • Vocal Music
  • String Instruments
  • Wind and Percussion Instruments
  • Accordian
  • Instrumental Scores

    APPENDICES
  • Authorities for this work
  • National Signs of 16 Countries
  • Index of Signs in Standard Braille Order
  • Tables of Signs


    Other Resources
  • Contact instructor
  • Send mail to class
  • Main BRL page
  • Contractions Lookup
  • Contractions List
  • Intro Braille course
  • Transcribers course
  • Specialized Codes course

  • VII. TREMoLOS

    (Table 7)
    7-1. There are two diffrent types of print notation labelled "tremlo" by musicologists. One indicates a repetiton of notes or chords; the other indicates alteration between notes and parts of a chord.

    A. Repetition

    7-2. Here are the most commonly used signs from table 7 A for the repitition-type tremlo:
    Example 7-2.
    Repetition in 8ths
    Repetition in 16ths
    Repetition in 32nds

    7-3. When one or more slashes cross the stem of a note, the note is to be divided and repeated as 8ths (one slash), 16ths (two slashes), 32nds (three slashes), etc. For string players this indicates measured, or unmeasured, bowed tremlo; for wind players it indicates fast tonguing; for percussionists it indicates measured or unmeasured rolls at diffrent speeds; etc.

    7-4. The tremolo sign is placed after the note or chord and fingering, if present. The repetition sign may be doubled by repeting the 2nd half of the sign.

    7-5. In example 7-5, the notes have three slashes, so they are to be repeted as 32nds. If the word "tremolo" or its abbreviation appears in print, that text is brailled in addition to the use of the tremolo sign. In that case, the repetition is very fast and unmeasured.

    Example 7-5.

    7-6. In keyboard music, the word tremolo usually refers to the alteration of notes or chords. The most commonly used signs from Table 7 B for the alteration-type tremolo are shown below.
    Example 7-6.

    Alteration in 8ths
    Alteration in 16ths
    Alteration in 32nds

    7-7. The signs are placed between the notes or chords to be rythmically alternated. Both members of the unit to be alternated usually have the same note values in print, and this must be accurately reflected in braille. Example 7-7 appears to have too many beats in the measures because members of each unit have full value as notated in print. Signs for this type of tremolo may not be doubled.

    Example 7-7.



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