Elements of a Score; Philip Arranging

Stevie Wonder- Sir Duke

a) G#M(G sharp Major) is the second chord in Sir Duke to play this chord you have to play G#, B and D# together.

b) Bar 14, there is a minum and a quaver both pitched at G# with a slup on top; this makes the performer play the notes together more smoothly. Which means holding the note for 2 1/2 beats.

c) The notation on Bar 21 means 'No Chord' so that means you play what is written and do not improvise over chords because there are no chords to improvise over.

D) The notation on Bar 28 of 'D.C al Coda' which means 'Go back to the beginning' in Italian, it basically means repeat from the beginning to an indicated place and then play the tail.

E) The mark 'X3' at the end of bar 32, this means to the player to repeat everything between the colons. 'X3' also means to repeat every 3 times over.

F) On Bar 37 shows a breath after the first crotchet of the bar. even though after a crotchet it is a semi quaver rest this means that the breath should be held for only a quarter beat as the score is in 4/4.

Is She Not Passing Fair?

A) The tempo marking on the first bar of the score 'Allegro Molto' means the scores tempo should be very quick and played brightly .

B) The 'brace' and the 'bracket' on bar 5 connects two staves to each other. This is done to show the player that they have to play both staves by themselves simultaneously. A brace connects a treble clef to a bass clef, whilst a bracket connects single staves of multiple instruments together.

C) The notation saying 'Dim' on bar 9 is short for diminuendo which means to gradually decrease in volume.

D) The notation 'Ped' on bar 22 means to press the pedal on the extreme right so it sustains the note.

E)The notation 'Colla Parte' on bar 33 means to tell the player to follow the rhythm and tempo of the soloist or vocal.

F) It says 'a tempo' on bar 44 this means to tell the player to return to the original tempo that was stated at the beginning of the score