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- How do you count measures with first and second endings?
- How do you measure numbers with repeats?
- When numbering measures what number is given to a pick up measure?
How do you count measures with first and second endings?
So for example if a piece starts with a 16-bar repeat, those first 16 bars are numbered 1-16 and 17-32. That is, the measures are numbered as if the music were fully written out, and so if in my example the last measure had 1st/2nd endings, the 1st ending would be 16 and the 2nd would be 32.
How do you measure numbers with repeats?
If a measure is divided across a double bar, across a repeat, across a change of clef, key or meter, or from one staff system to the next, be sure not to count it twice. Don't count subdivisions within measures marked by dotted lines. At a repeat with first and second endings, don't count the first ending.
When numbering measures what number is given to a pick up measure?
good luck with your peformance! Re: Quick Question: When numbering your measures, do you count a pickup note as #1? Interestingly, Finale handles pick up measures by numbering the "pick up bar" as #1, then the first full bar as "1" ...
