Note Values: Eighth Notes C 1-4-5 d D 1-5 e E 1-2-4 f F 1-2-4-5 g G 1-2-5 h A 2-4 i B 2-4-5 j Quarter Notes C 1-4-5-6 Question mark D 1-5-6 Colon E 1-3-4-5 Dollar sign F 1-2-4-5-6 Left bracket G 1-2-5-6 Backslash A 2-4-6 Right bracket B 2-4-5-6 W Half Notes C 1-3-4-5 N D 1-3-5 O E 1-2-3-4 P F 1-2-3-4-5 Q G 1-2-3-5 R A 2-3-4 S B 2-3-4-5 T Whole Notes C 1-3-4-5-6 y D 1-3-5-6 z E 1-2-3-4-6 ampersand F 1-2-3-4-5-6 Equal Sign G 1-2-3-5-6 Left Paren. A 2-3-4-6 Exclamation Point B 2-3-4-5-6 Right Paren.Sixteenth Note, same as Whole Note
To indicate that a note is "dotted" -- extended by half its length -- follow the note with a dot 3, apostrophe.
To indicate triplets, precede the three notes with dots 2-3, 2 on the keyboard.
ACCIDENTALS:
Sharp 1-4-6 Per Cent Sign
Flat 1-2-6 Less-than Sign
Natural 1-6 Star (Asterisk)
RESTS Whole/Sixteenth 1-3-4 m
Half/32nd 1-3-6 u
Quarter/64th 1-2-3-6 v
Eighth/128th 1-3-4-6 x
OCTAVE MARKS
First 4 At sign
Second 4-5 Caret
Third 4-5-6 Underline
Fourth 5 Quotation mark
Fifth 4-6 Period
Sixth 5-6 Semicolon
Seventh 2-5 3
Eighth 3-6 Hyphen
INTERVALS
Second 3-4 Slash
Third 3-4-6 Plus
Fourth 3-4-5-6 Number Sign
Fifth 3-5 9
Sixth 3-5-6 0
Seventh 2-5 3
Eighth 3-6 Hyphen
The "with" sign that indicates that two patterns of notes occur simultaneously on a multi-voiced instrument comprises two symbols: dots 1-2-6 followed by dots 4-5-3, the Less-than followed by the Greater-than sign.
A musical hyphen is written as dot 5, quotation mark.
Numeric Representations -- Time signatures are written so as to resemble their printed equivalents while remaining on the same Braille line. Thus, a four-four signature comprises three symbols: Number Sign D 4.
A number denoting 3 or more accidentals or measures of rest is written like a conventional Braille number; i.e., four sharps is written as #d%. However, a number denoting an unusual grouping of note values such as a quintuplet is written #5 followed by the affected notes.
Articulation Markings--a simple accent is indicated by dots 4-6 followed by dots 2-3-6, .8 -- that is, a period followed by an 8. preceding the note.
A staccato note is shown by dots 2-3-6, an 8, preceding the note.
A slur is shown by a letter c between two notes. If a note is tied across the bar line the first measure of the tie ends with a dot 4 followed by dots 1-4, @c.
An open bracket is dots 5-6 followed by dots 1-2, ;b and a closed bracket, dots 4-5 followed by dots 2-3, ^2.
A fermata is dots 1-2-6 followed by dots 4-5-6, a verbal instruction such as "allegro" is preceded by dots 3-4-5, a>and followed by dots 6, a ,.
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FINGERINGS
First 1 a
Second 1-2 b
Third 1-2-3 l
Fourth 2 1
Fifth 1-3 k
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