What do square brackets above the bottom staff mean?

1. What does a square bracket indicate?
2. What do brackets mean in sheet music?
3. What does the square mean in piano?

What does a square bracket indicate?

Square brackets [ ] are used to enclose a section of writing or printing to separate it from the main text. They can be used like parentheses, but are often used less often in writing for that purpose. One main use of square brackets in writing is in conjunction with the word sic.

What do brackets mean in sheet music?

A bracket is used to connect two or more lines of music that sound simultaneously.

What does the square mean in piano?

1. 28. I believe the square notes (usually called diamonds) indicate keys that are silently depressed and held down. This technique allows those notes to ring sympathetically when the right hand notes are played.