Dotted Notes
(Expressed in simple music notation terms, using a quarter note as one beat)
A dotted note is represented similarly in simple notation as it is conventionally, with a single dot. The differences are as follows:
- Dotted Quarter Note (One and a Half Beats)
附点音符同简谱一样也是用一个单圆点表示，所不同之处如下：
A dotted quarter note involves placing a tie line after a quarter note, followed by a small dot, effectively turning the tie line into a half beat. Thus, the quarter note lasts for one beat, plus a half beat, totaling one and a half beats; this can also be thought of as adding a small dot after a half note, reducing the two beats by a half beat, leaving only one and a half beats. The score example is shown below:
附点四分音符是在四分音符的后面加一根增时线，再加一个小圆点,相当于把一根增时线变为半拍，四分音符唱一拍，再加上半拍，总共一拍半；也可以说是在二分音符的后面加一个小圆点，把两拍减去半拍，只剩下一拍半。谱例如下图:
Translated into simplified notation as follows：
翻译成简谱如下：
- Dotted eighth note
The dotted eighth note can be notated in two ways:
- Dotted eighth followed by sixteenth (short-long pattern totaling one beat). To form a dotted eighth note, a single dot is added after an eighth note. This, when combined with a preceding sixteenth note marked with a comma, creates a rhythm where the dotted eighth is followed by a sixteenth. This pattern fills one complete beat. An example of this notation can be found below:
附点八分音符有两种写法：
- 前附点八后十六 （前长后短共一拍）。在一个四分音符后面加一个单圆点，构成附点八分音符，与逗号在前面的十六分音符一起构成前附点八后十六。谱例如下：
Translated into simplified notation as follows：
翻译成简谱如下：
2. Sixteenth Note followed by a Dotted Eighth (short-long pattern totaling one beat)
Dotted eighth followed by sixteenth (short-long pattern totaling one beat). To form a dotted eighth note, a single dot is added after an eighth note. This, when combined with a preceding sixteenth note marked with a comma, creates a rhythm where the dotted eighth is followed by a sixteenth. This pattern fills one complete beat. An example of this notation can be found below:
2. 前十六后附点八 （前短后长共一拍）
前四分音符后面加一个逗号构成前十六分音符，加上附点八分音符，这个附点八分音符的写法与前附点八后十六的附点八分音符的区别在于多了一根增时线，谱例如下（谱例13a）。谱例如下
Translated into simplified notation as follows：
翻译成简谱如下：
3. Differences Between the Dotted Eighth Note and the Eighth Note:
与八分音符的区别：
4. Differences between a dotted quarter note and a dotted eighth note
A dotted quarter note is created by adding a small dot immediately after a half note, extending the duration of the half note by half of its original value. In contrast, a dotted eighth note involves placing a small dot between the eighth note and its tie line, but not directly after the eighth note. This setup indicates that the dot does not directly follow the eighth note to denote a separation in the rhythmic units.
与附点四分音符的区别:
附点四分音符是在二分音符的后面加一个小圆点；附点八分音符是把小圆点放在四分音符和增时线之间，且没有附在四分音符后面表示隔开单位拍的两个小圆点。
Other Musical Notes
- Syncopation (Changing the Emphasis of Notes)
An example of this notation can be found below:
谱例如下图:
Translated into simplified notation as follows：
翻译成简谱如下：
- Rests
In Miao musical notation, rests are represented by spaces. The measure’s time signature determines the total beats per measure, and the spaces indicate the rests required to fill the measure accordingly. The score example is shown below:
苗文谱里面的休止符用空格表示，通过拍号计算每小节的拍子，空出来的和缺少的就是休止符。谱例如下:
Translated into simplified notation as follows：
翻译成简谱如下：
- Accidental Raise and Lower of Semitones
- Raising a semitone is indicated by adding a small ‘n’ above the right side of the note, which is pronounced as ‘i’:
- 升高半音谱例（在音符右上方加小字母n，发i音）谱例如下:
Translated into simplified notation as follows：
翻译成简谱如下：
2. Lowering a Semitone: To indicate the lowering of a semitone in Miao musical notation, a small letter with a tiny vertical hook facing right is placed above the right side of the note. This symbol modifies the note’s pitch to produce an ‘ei’ sound：
- 降低半音是在音符右上方加小字母，小竖钩，钩朝右，发ei音。谱例如下:
Translated into simplified notation as follows：
翻译成简谱如下：
- High and Low Octaves 高八度和低八度
- High Octave: To indicate raising a note by an octave in Miao musical notation, a small letter is placed above the right side of the note, accompanied by the symbol ㆐, pronounced as “ai”:
高八度是在音符右上方加小字母 ㆐，发ai音，谱例如下:
Translated into simplified notation as follows：
翻译成简谱如下：
2. Low Octave: To lower a note by an octave, a small letter along with the symbol ㆐ is placed below the right side of the note, also pronounced as “ai”:
低八度是在音符右下方加小字母㆐，谱例如下:
Translated into simplified notation as follows：
翻译成简谱如下：
