I am fresh piano teacher, face some questions when teaching students.
Hope someone can help me to clear out the following question

1. For the demisemiquaver rest it start on 4th line (like quaver and semiquaver rest) or 5th line?

2. Within same bar, for example if the note middle C is Csharp, the higher C is it will be influenced?

3. How to differentiate 2/2 time and 4/4 time. especially when asking to draw a barline

4. Which we should write, perfect 8th or perfect 8ve or Octave in Interval?

5.The question ask student to transpose down major 2nd from the key F major with key signature.
Therefore, the new key will be E flat major. if in the orginal melody have accidental occur for example C natural..in new key will become B flat...so do we need to draw the accidental again although the key signature is B flat E flat and A flat?

Thank you very much
Ting

Ting I hate having to say this, but these are questions which someone who has done grade 5 theory should be able to answer. I find it more than a little worrying that a piano teacher is needing to ask questions like this.

It is April 1st afterall David

What do you think ?

Good point. I woke up after midday, so wasn't prepared for anything Fool's related

Just what I was thinking David ...

If Ting wasn't meaning this to be an April fool, I don't think they'll be coming back on here to ask advice again!!!

Anyone please feel free to correct me if im wrong -
1. A demisemiquaver rest normally starts on the 4th line.

2. If there is for example a low accidental Bb in a bar, and then a high B in the same bar, this one will also be a Bb, as will any subsequent B's in that bar.

3. In 2/2 time, you count two minim beats as opposed to 4 crotchet beats in 4/4, and the music will feel as if there are two more accented beats rather than 4 shorter beats (not a terribly good explanation I feel - sorry....)

4. I think perfect 8th, perfect 8ve and octave are all acceptable.

5. Im not sure about the answer to this question , but I would think if there is an accidental in the original then you should put it in the transposed version, however strange it may seem for them to have put it in in the first place.

I hope these answer your questions, Ting,
Anna

QUOTE (Fiona @ Apr 1 2004, 01:11 PM)

It is April 1st afterall David

Just to put the record straight, I wasn't meaning to offend anyone !

It's just April fools day !

I apologise if if I have offended you Ting

Fiona

A few points:

2) If Middle C is sharpened by an accidental then the C above it is NOT sharpened in the same bar unless it's explicitly sharpened by another accidental.

3) You don't need to differentiate between 2/2 and 4/4 when just drawing bar lines just make sure the number of beats is correct: you can either count it as four crotchets or two minims: no one will know!

5) If a note is an accidental in the original it will be an accidental in the new key... (C natural will not be an accidental in F Major in your example). If the natural sign is an unnecessary one put in as a courtesy to the performer (say C was sharpened in the previous bar but is now not sharpened) then the official line is that one should put it in since the composer (or editor) thought it was helpful at the time so it should be offered as help in the new key.

And no, I haven't forgotten how to count

I don't like April fools so I'll assume that this isn't one

AnotherPianist, on further looking, we HAVE to assume that this is an Aprils Fool. How many teachers actually ask how to draw a barline?!

Hmm... Suspicions I know; but I thought that I'd better just address the points that had already been answered differently/were ambiguous just in case: I'm either too nice or too foolish