Sentence examples for strings of notes from inspiring English sources

Playing in his ragged, stuttering phrases, he made strings of notes crumble into noise, then recohere toward graceful endings.

According to information provided by the record label there is some codelike logic going on in this bright, complex music: group members sending messages to one another through repeated strings of notes.

And Mr. Iyer's piano figures -- sketched in between vamp chords -- were swift, knotty and leaped around in pitch; his strong legato made unlikely strings of notes sound right together.

Discussion is had over the interpretation of the wavy lines over strings of notes, and it is eventually decided that string players should produce a two-fingered vibrato movement alongside bow vibrato in the right hand.

The cast, headed by the countertenor Geoffrey Scott (Akhnaten), the mezzo-soprano Gail Dubinbaum (Nefertiti), the soprano Cheryl Evans (Akhnaten's mother), handled their assignments with skill and, even when the vocal writing is awkward (long monotone strings of notes in short/long "Ah-aah, ah-aah" patterns).

Additionally, Rolling Stone said that "the fluttering strings of notes that decorate songs like "Vision of Love," inspired the entire American Idol vocal school, for better or worse, and virtually every other female R&B singer since the nineties".

Now in his early 80's, Mr. Thielemans, the jazz harmonica player, remains in good shape, losing wind only at the end of a long string of notes.

Mr. Watts has a burnished tone and a razorlike articulation; even when he unfurls a fast string of notes, each one feels clipped off at the end.

He's in good shape, only losing wind at the end of a long string of notes; but he finds off-centered rhythms, attaining a little bit of freedom, knocking his instrument from side to side for tremolos.

For the next two hours I looked on as Meyers painstakingly went over musical cues with Zimmer and his team, tweaking a bar ever so slightly here, revising a string of notes more decisively there to get at the exact sound she heard in her head.

If you see a "t" in a string of notes, (e.g. 2h5t12p5p2) use one of the fingers on your picking hand (usually your right hand) to tap down hard on the indicated fret.