How do you play these symbols?

[williamraym]

These are piano ornaments but I don't get the idea on how to play them, can you guys tell me on how to play them?

[j_menz]

The wikipedia entry below, and the individual pages on the ornaments in question (linked from it) are a pretty good description of what is intended.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornament_(music)

[ajspiano]

trill - rapid fire between the given note and the note above, generally within the key. In your examples case, GAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAG, in a way that times appropriately with you music ofcourse.

mordent, because yours has a vertical line through it, it is infact a "lower mordent" because C is the given note, this will be played CBC, the given note then the note below and back to the given note.

Appoggiatura/accaiccatura - kind of similar, the acciacc has a line through it though - the D is played before the C in a "crushing" fashion, very short. For the appoggiatura it is played not so crushing, more like as if the D is on the beat, as a quaver and played for that value then followed by the C.

Glissando - its a "run" between the two notes, one way to do this is to drag a finger across the keys so that all the keys between the two given notes are played. You need to do this correctly so as not to hurt yourself though, best find someone to show you.

..edit: or as j_menz pointed out, wiki or google should supply something sufficient.

[williamraym]

Thanks for the replies and how do I know when to stop the repetitive action of the trill?

[j_menz]

Thanks for the replies and how do I know when to stop the repetitive action of the trill?

It continues for the full value of the note unless there is a wriggly line after the "tr", in which case it continues for the duration of that line. If the (main tune) note changes under the line, the trill moves to that new note.

[williamraym]

It continues for the full value of the note unless there is a wriggly line after the "tr", in which case it continues for the duration of that line. If the (main tune) note changes under the line, the trill moves to that new note.

Thanks.