RE: Quick Question

Crosbie, Jeremy MV ( (no email) )
Wed, 23 Oct 96 08:23:00 PDT

A "birds' eye" is a fermata. A fermata means hold that note (or chord) under
the fermata until directed to continue.

"Railroad tracks" is a sossura (sp?). This sometimes comes after a fermata
to tell you that an audible break in the music should occur before the next
note is played.