Quick Question About Reading

[Myke]

Hey

I've been working on my music recently and I've come across accidentals in brackets such as (#) before the note. Can somebody please tell me what this is.

Sorry if this sounds stupid

Cheers

Myke

[Joebass]

Hi Myke,

They're called courtesy accidentals. They are just a reminder of the correct pitch, if the note had been sharpened/flattened in the previous bar.

Joe.

[Myke]

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Hi Myke,

They're called courtesy accidentals. They are just a reminder of the correct pitch, if the note had been sharpened/flattened in the previous bar.

Joe.
[/quote]

Ah sweet!

Thank you very much appreciated!

[Bilbo]

Yes. The brackets are so you don't sharpen an existing sharp (sometimes called a double sharp e.g. F## = G).

[Myke]

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Yes. The brackets are so you don't sharpen an existing sharp (sometimes called a double sharp e.g. F## = G).
[/quote]

Ah, I wouldn't have done that but I assume other people possibly would. The simple reason I wouldn't have done so, is because I don't understand double sharps themselves

[Bilbo]

Nobody does. They exist simply to humiliate you.

[phil625sxc]

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Nobody does. They exist simply to humiliate you.
[/quote]

brilliant...! :-)

[GonzoBass]

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1360930055' post='1978425']
Nobody does. They exist simply to humiliate you.
[/quote]

[Romberg Bevel]

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1360607857' post='1973313']
Yes. The brackets are so you don't sharpen an existing sharp (sometimes called a double sharp e.g. F## = G).
[/quote]

The brackets are not there to prevent you from further altering the note; they are there to indicate that the note would be sharp, flat or whatever, anyway. In other words, whatever is inside the bracket is, strictly, unnecessary but is there to prevent ambiguity.