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  2. List of musical symbols - Wikipedia

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    Musical symbols are marks and symbols in musical notation that indicate various aspects of how a piece of music is to be performed. There are symbols to communicate information about many musical elements, including pitch, duration, dynamics, or articulation of musical notes; tempo, metre, form (e.g., whether sections are repeated), and details about specific playing techniques (e.g., which ...

  3. Stopped note - Wikipedia

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    Violin First Position Fingerings. On bowed string instruments, a stopped note is a played note that is fingered with the left hand, i.e. not an open string. [1] This assists with tone production, the addition of vibrato, and sometimes additional volume but creates difficulty in that bowed string instruments do not have frets, requiring ear training and accurate finger placement. [1]

  4. Fingering (music) - Wikipedia

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    In music, fingering, or on stringed instruments sometimes also called stopping, is the choice of which fingers and hand positions to use when playing certain musical instruments. Fingering typically changes throughout a piece ; the challenge of choosing good fingering for a piece is to make the hand movements as comfortable as possible without ...

  5. Mixture (organ stop) - Wikipedia

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    A mixture is an organ stop, usually of principal tone quality, that contains multiple ranks of pipes including at least one mutation stop.It is designed to be drawn with a combination of stops that forms a complete chorus, for example, principals of 8 foot (8 ′), 4 ′, and 2 ′ pitches.

  6. Line stopping - Wikipedia

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    The main is supported by the line stop sleeve. After performing the necessary service, the stop is removed, and a blind flange is installed on the sleeve. There are various types of line stopping heads. The oldest and still most widely used method of line plugging is the pivoting head style line stop. This technology dates back to the 1930s.

  7. Double stop - Wikipedia

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    The first and second violins have a triple stop notated. The low D is to be bowed only briefly and left to ring. Shortly afterwards, B and G are played normally. In music, a double stop is the technique of playing two notes simultaneously on a stringed instrument such as a violin, a viola, a cello, or a double bass.

  8. Stop-time - Wikipedia

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    Stop-timing may create the impression that the tempo has changed, though it has not, as the soloist continues without accompaniment. [4] Stop-time is common in African-American popular music including R&B, soul music, and led to the development of the break in hip hop. [5] Stop-time is, according to Samuel A. Floyd Jr., "a musical device in ...

  9. Drill bit - Wikipedia

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    While the above is a common use of center drill bits, it is a technically incorrect practice and should not be considered for production use. The correct tool to start a traditionally drilled hole (a hole drilled by a high-speed steel (HSS) twist drill bit) is a spotting drill bit (or a spot drill bit, as they are referenced in the U.S.). The ...