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Question:Okay, so I can play all of this except the very last part, because I'm not sure what the two signs me. If you could please tell, me that would be fabulous!

http://xs124.xs.to/xs124/08092/band828.p...

Btw, this is flute sheet music if this knowledge is needed.
Again, please and thank you!


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Okay, so I can play all of this except the very last part, because I'm not sure what the two signs me. If you could please tell, me that would be fabulous!

http://xs124.xs.to/xs124/08092/band828.p...

Btw, this is flute sheet music if this knowledge is needed.
Again, please and thank you!

They are definitely Tramlines! It means that you can give a dramatic pause or break before playing the next notes! It could be written out as rests but the composer is leaving it up to you to decide how long you want to leave. Experiment with how much you do and see what gives the most musical outcome.

they looked like sharp signs to me! :)

if you mean the lines on top of the notation, they're crescendos and decrescendos. so when the lines start together and grow apart it means you start quietly and grow louder, and vice versa

I am not sure which lines you mean but you can find all the music symbols here :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_musi...

I think you mean either the repeat signs (two vertical lines with dots) or the end sign (two vertical lines).

PS. No, I don't think she means caesura
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesura

those // are Caesura or Grand Pause Indicates a brief, silent pause, during which time is not counted. In ensemble playing, time resumes when so indicated by the conductor or leader. More commonly called "railroad tracks."

They are the railroad tracks! It's a pause.

i believe they're breath marks. if you're playing with someone you breathe together. and yes they are caesuras.