New International Manual
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TABLES
  • Table 1: Basic Signs
  • Table 2: Clefs
  • Table 3: Accidentals, Key
    and Time signatures

  • Table 4: Rythmic Groups
  • Table 5: Chords
  • Table 6: Slurs and Ties
  • Table 7: Tremolos
  • Table 8: Fingering
  • Table 9: Bar lines and repeats
  • Table 10: Nuances
  • Table 11: Ornaments
  • Table 12: Theory
  • Table 13: Modern Notation
  • Table 14: General Organization
  • Table 15: Keyboard Music
  • Table 16: Vocal Music
  • Table 17: String Instruments
  • Table 18: Winds & Percussion
  • Table 19: Accordion

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

  • Table 16: Vocal Music

    Vocal Music
    1. Prefixes for Parts
      ^a Vocal text
      ^a Soprano
      ^a Alto
      ^a Tenor
      ^a Bass
      ^a First Soprano (or other voice part)
      ^a Second Soprano (or other voice part)
    2. Slurs
      ^a Syllabic slur
      ^a Syllabic slur for first & second language
      ^a Syllabic slur for third & fourth language
      ^a Syllabic slur variation for single verses in one language
      ^a Beginning and ending of phrase
      ^a Two syllables sung on one note
      ^a Three syllables sung on one note

    3. Breath Signs
      ^a Half breath
      ^a Full breath

    4. Text Signs
      ^a Merged text sung on one note
      ^a Repeat text once i.e.,
      ^a Repeat text twice
      ^a or Repeat text three (or other number) times


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