NOTE DURATION
Whole note
Taw 5alem תו שלם
(4 BEATS)
Half note
Ca3i taw חצי תו
(2 BEATS)
Reva7 taw רבע תו
(1 BEAT)
Jianpu: one number all alone is one beat, each dash lengthens it by a quarter note. 1- is two BEATS 1-- is three BEATS ect.
*The number of underlines in Jianpu correspond to the number of flags in western NOTATION
Eighth note
5minit taw שמינית תו
(1/2 BEAT)
Jianpu: a number with one line below is an Eighth note. Or we can use a circumflex as a flag. Example: 1^
Sixteenth note
9a"zit taw ט"זית תו
(1/4 BEAT)
Jianpu: a number with two lines below is a sixteenth note. Or we can use a circumflex as a flag. Example: 1^^
La"bit taw ל"בית תו
(1/8 BEAT)
Sixty forth note
Xa"dit taw ס"דית תו
(1/16 BEAT)
A dot increases duration by one half
Jianpu: A dot after the plain or underlined note increases its length by half, and two dots by three quarters. Thus:
DOTTED HALF NOTE:
1-. =3 BEATS
DOUBLE DOTTED HALF NOTE
1-.. =3 1/2 BEATS
RESTS
Jianpu:
WHOLE: 0000
HALF: 00
QUARTER: 0
EIGHTH: 0^
OCTAVES
There are seven notes in a diatonic scale. The interval between two notes is called an octave.
In Jianpu the octaves are designated by dots below or above the numbers, so a typical scale could be:
For indicating octaves on the keyboard we use commas for an octave down and apostrophes for an octave up
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1' 2' 3' 4' 5' 6' 7'
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
C³ D³ E³ F³ G³ A³ B³
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
C⁴ D⁴ E⁴ F⁴ G⁴ A⁴ B⁴
1' 2' 3' 4' 5' 6' 7'
C5 D5 E5 F5 G5 A5 B5
VOCABULARY
Staff
Cam5ah חמשה
Line
Qaw קו
Space
Beynah בינה
Ledger line
Qaw-7ezer קו-עזר
Clefs
Maftecot מפתחות
Scale
Xulam סולם
NUMBERED MUSICAL NOTATION
KEY C:
1 C דו
2 D רה
3 E מי
4 F פה
5 G סול
6 A לה
7 B סי
1' C דו
