Music Banter - View Single Post - Are there indications/rules when to let a note ring longer than its actual value

Bemi · 10-12-2021, 07:56 AM

For example: in Capricho Arabe the first harmonics are written as*dotted half notes but*i am supposed to hold it for the whole next bar. Same goes for the main theme: the bass notes are written as quater notes but when i*see guitarists playing*it they play the first bass note as a whole note.

Are these things generally left open*for interpretation or*are there rules for how long to hold a note?

10-12-2021, 07:56 AM	#1 (permalink)
Bemi Groupie Join Date: Oct 2021 Posts: 1	Are there indications/rules when to let a note ring longer than its actual value For example: in Capricho Arabe the first harmonics are written asdotted half notes buti am supposed to hold it for the whole next bar. Same goes for the main theme: the bass notes are written as quater notes but when isee guitarists playingit they play the first bass note as a whole note. Are these things generally left openfor interpretation orare there rules for how long to hold a note? Last edited by Bemi; 10-12-2021 at 08:40 AM.