What does 1/4,2/4,3/4,4/4 mean when talking about violins ?
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if you are reading sheet music it has to do with a time signature. I the top number indicates how many beats are in each measure while the bottom means what type of note gets the beat. If you were refering to the size of a violin the sizes are 1/16 1/4 1/2 3/4 and4/4. A full size violin is 4/4 so a 1/2 violin is half the size of a full size.
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It means 0 and four tenths. I'll explain.\n\n0.4\nThe dot is called a decimal point.\n\nThere are different names for the places to the right of it, just like to the left. Here they are (look for the 4 to show you)\n\n4.0 = 4     0.4 = four tenths     0.04 = four hundredths\n0.004 = four thousandths     0.0004 = four ten thousandths\n\nAnd so on.\n\nSo, in conclusion, 0.4 does NOT mean 4, it means four tenths.\n\nHope this has helped you!
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ok, you have 1 inch, the lines are all just fractions of that inch.  The line in the middle is one half of an inch, like 1/2.  The quarter inch line divides that inch into 4 sections therefore it is 1/4 of an inch, there are 8 eighths, 16 sixteenths, etc.  Example, 3/4 of an inch is just 3 of those 1/4 inch lines...  hope this helps...
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Is part of this just the logarithmic compression of hearing? Is it 7 violins sound 2X as loud as one? So if you are listening to a small sound mixed in with more sound, it is harder to hear. \nDoes it help you to think of the poor whales beaching themselves rather than the pain of the sonar from ships? The more sensitive the instrument, the more problems with too much to sense.\nIs this the right tract?
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If you're an adult or a tall teenager you'll need a full size violin (4/4). That's the standard. There is no 'better size'. Simply what fits you at a certain stage. Most children start off with a 1/4 or 1/2 size violin but quickly graduate to a full size by the time they're 14 or so.
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The violin:\nViolin construction and mechanics\n \nDetail of bridge and stringsMain article: Violin construction and mechanics \n[edit]\nConstruction\nA violin typically consists of a spruce top, maple ribs and back, two endblocks, a neck, a bridge, a soundpost, four strings, and various fittings, optionally including a chinrest, which may attach directly over, or to the left of, the tailpiece. A distinctive feature of a violin body is its "hourglass" shape and the arching of its top and back. The hourglass shape comprises an upper bout, a lower bout, and two concave C-bouts at the "waist," providing clearance for the bow.\n\nThe voice of a violin depends on its shape, the wood it is made from, the "graduation" (the thickness profile) of both the top and back, and the varnish which coats its outside surface. The varnish and especially the wood continue to improve with age, making the fixed supply of old violins much sought-after. Loose parts or open seams may cause buzzes and should be professionally attended to; in particular, no adhesive other than animal hide glue should ever be used on a violin. A well-tended violin can outlive many generations of players, so it is wise to take a curatorial view when caring for a violin.\n\nThe purfling running around the edge of the spruce top is said to give some resistance to cracks originating at the edge. It is also claimed to allow the top to flex more independently of the rib structure. Painted-on faux purfling on the top is usually a sign of an inferior instrument. Ideally the top is glued on with slightly diluted hide glue, to make future removal possible. The back and ribs are typically made of maple, most often with a matching striped figure, called "flame."\n\nThe neck is usually maple with a flamed figure compatible with that of the ribs and back. It carries the fingerboard, typically made of ebony, but often some other wood stained or painted black. Ebony is considered the preferred material because of its hardness, beauty, and superior resistance to wear. The maple neck alone is not strong enough to support the tension of the strings without distorting, relying for that strength on its lamination with the fingerboard. For this reason, if a fingerboard comes loose (it happens) it is vital to slacken the strings immediately. The shape of the neck and fingerboard affect how easily the violin may be played. Fingerboards are dressed to a particular transverse curve, and have a small lengthwise "scoop," or concavity, slightly more pronounced on the lower strings, especially when meant for gut or synthetic strings.\n\nSome old violins (and some made to appear old) have a grafted scroll, or a seam between the pegbox and neck itself. Many authentic old instruments have had their necks reset to a slightly increased angle, and lengthened by about a centimeter. The neck graft allows the original scroll to be kept with a Baroque violin when bringing its neck to conformance with modern standard.\n\n \nBridge blank and finished bridgeThe bridge is a carefully carved piece of maple, having several purposes: its top curve holds the strings at the proper height from the fingerboard in an arc allowing each to be sounded separately by the bow. It also transmits the vibrations of the strings to the body of the violin. The sound post, or "soul post", fits precisely between the back and top, and may be moved slightly when adjusting the tone of the instrument.\n\nThe tailpiece anchors the strings to the lower bout of the violin by means of the tailgut, which loops around the endpin, which fits into a tapered hole in the bottom block. Very often the E string will have a fine tuning lever worked by a small screw turned by the fingers. Fine tuners may also be applied to the other strings, and are sometimes built in to the tailpiece.\n\nAt the scroll end, the strings wind around the tuning pegs in the pegbox. Strings usually have a colored &qu
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If you're in a time signature with 4 (four) on the bottom, the dotted quarter gets one and one half beat.  (the dot takes one half of the note value and adds it on)\n\nThe way three eighth notes and a quarter can fit in 2/4 time is when the three eighths are made into a triplet...  usually seen with a little scoopy line and a three over the three eighth notes beamed together.  That puts all three eighths in the space of one beat.  Add the quarter note and you get your two beats in a measure.
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do you mean a mixed fraction cause if thats it 1 and and 1/4
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It's either ten thirds or three tenths...I think
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Awesome piece & a lot of fun to play!\n\nIf you are looking for the sheet music, you can find it here by itself:\nhttp://www.sharmusic.com/itemdy00.asp?T1=1228+005&Cat=\n\nOr there are a lot of collection books that contain it.  I have the Fritz Kreisler collection (http://www.sharmusic.com/itemdy00.asp?T1=1937+105&Cat=) which has Praeludium & Allegro plus a lot of other great pieces.  I have also seen it in one of the advanced Suzuki method books.  It is a very popular piece so you could probably find it by flipping through some violin collection books at a local music store.\n\nIf you are looking for a recording, I especially like the ones done by Midori and Itzhak Perlman.  They each interpret it in completely different ways but I love them both.\nhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000028N1\nhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000002RQK
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You have to first find a common denominator for the bottom number of the fractions  ie 4 and 8.\n4 and 8 both go into 8 so 3/8 stays the same.  To change 1/4 to an   */8 fraction you need to x the top number by the same number as the bottom...so do 2 x 1 =2  \nSo 1/4  is the same as 2/8.\nNow you can subract 3 3/8 from 7 2/8 very easily.
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change into improper fractions\n\n3x4+3/4  divided by 8x1+1\n\n15/4 divided by 9/8\n\nreciprocate (flip) one and multiply\n\n15/4 times 8/9\n\n120/45\n\n8/3 or 2 and 2/3
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hemidemisemiquaver\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_notation
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If you don't have perfect pitch, you'll need either a tuning fork in A (cheap, about $2.50 in a music store), or an electronic metronome that also has a tuning function in it.  Tap the tuning fork against a hard object, then listen to it, and match the A string (2nd string from the right) with the sound of the tuning fork.  If the note is flat (sounds lower), turn the tuning peg (the peg where the string is wrapped around) clockwise.  If the note is sharp (sounds too high), turn the tuning peg counterclockwise.\n\nIf you have an electronic metronome, or piano, and aren't familiar with how to play a violin, it is probably easier to tune each string separately.  After the A string sounds right, tune the D string next (2nd string from the left) and then the G string (1st string on the left), and then the E string (1st string on the right).\n\nProfessional violinists tune by ear, and play 2 strings at the same time to listen to how the 2nd string sounds next to the 1st string.  This is what you see them doing at the beginning of an orchestral concert.\n\nIf you've never played a violin before, I would highly recommend asking someone at a violin shop to do it for you.  It is very easy to accidentally break the bridge (the thin wooden piece that the strings are pulled over) if you're not familiar with how to tune the violin.\n\nHope this helped & wasn't too confusing.
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1/4\n\n.25 means 25/100\nor 1/4 of 100\n\nLike it takes 4 quarters (25 cent pieces) to make a dollar (100)
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It really varies according to context, but I think that homogeneous means overwhelmingly more than half, so probably either two-thirds or three-quarters.
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Nothing. it depends on what you use it for.  It is called a violin when used in a formal setting such as a concert hall.  It is called a fiddle when it is used for commonplace songs such as folk songs.  A Fiddle is a favorite instrument to use in playing Irish folk music.