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Question plain and simple first what do call the paper where you write the notes and secondly how do use properly the repeat signs bec. im getting confused with it. my drummer keeps on telling that im not doing it properly and he tells me that i'm getting lazy in writing the notes.Anyway im a bass player i've been learning to write notes a few steps each day please help me if you have the time and the patience thanks peace
Answer Hi,
The paper you write music on is called staff paper.
Regarding repeat signs, when you see the repeat sign at the end, you go back to either the beginning or where an earlier repeat sign is. The signs have two dots next to the vertical bars. Whichever side the dotes are on is the direction you are to go towards. For example, a repeat sign at the end will have the dots on the left side, and at the beginning or earlier in the music on the right side of the vertical bar. There are also different endings. If you come across a 1st ending, it will be marked with a horizontal line above the measures that are contained within it and with a "1." by it. You will then reach a repeat sign at the end of that, going back to an earlier section, if not the beginning. The second time around, you will bypass, or skip all together, all of the music contained within (under) that 1st ending. It could be one or multiple measures. You will bypass that and go on to the 2nd ending which is marked similarly. There may be more than just a 1st and 2nd ending. If there are, then follow the same process.
If you need clarification let me know or refer to music printed on music as with a classical piece. That will provide the exact, and certainly correct, way of notating the repeat patterns. Peroforming a search with http://google.com or a similar meta-search engine will help you to find the necessary documents. Try searching with something like: "repeat signs" or "first ending repeats" and so forth. You might even find a website that is designed specifically for teaching people how to read and write these things.
If you are afraid the drummer is not notating it correctly or otherwise, perhaps share the explanation.
