{"id":8124,"date":"2018-01-05T15:05:07","date_gmt":"2018-01-05T14:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/?p=8124"},"modified":"2020-01-31T14:44:31","modified_gmt":"2020-01-31T13:44:31","slug":"music-notation-for-choir-and-pianos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fortenotation.com\/en\/music-notation-for-choir-and-pianos\/","title":{"rendered":"Music Notation for Choir and Piano \u2013 Adding Different Voices"},"content":{"rendered":"

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How to notate different note values on the same beat without losing track<\/h3>\n

Susan wrote to us:
\n\u201cI’m having trouble in the bass clef: I have inserted a whole note. Now I want to add quarter notes to the same bar. But FORTE jumps automatically to the next bar. Or I get the \u201cNO\u201d-sign. What do I do?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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When you think of a choir, it’s easy to see that several voices\u00a0are singing music at the same time. But you can also meet multiple\u00a0“voices\u201d when you look at instrumental music.<\/p>\n

This is most common with piano music, but there are many other instruments whose sheet music can look like the illustration above.<\/p>\n

Working with different voices<\/h3>\n

The solution to Susan’s issue is to think of the different note values as different voices. And each voice gets its layer, which you can assign.<\/p>\n

Here is an example:<\/p>\n

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As you can see, the soprano and the tenor are assigned to voice level 1.<\/p>\n

This assignment influences the direction of the note stems. The stems of the notes on level 1 go up, while those of the notes on level 2 go down, making the music easier to read.<\/p>\n

Writing piano music<\/h3>\n

If you’re writing piano music, there are additional voice levels for your left hand.<\/p>\n

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Step-by-step demonstration<\/h3>\n

Please watch the following video for more information and a step-by-step demo on assigning voice levels:<\/p>\n