56.--When the finished composition is ready for publication, a fair copy should be made and care exercised to see that it is legible and correct in every particular. A few suggestions as to proofreading and correcting may prove useful. There are certain symbols in universal use which are as follows:
These symbols should be marked on the margin of the proof (see sample page), and no other instructions are necessary. Notes are indicated by their position on the staff not by their names. The value of a note is indicated by a fraction. Slurs are drawn in and indicated by the word "slur." Dots are encircled with a line to give them prominence.
The numbers refer to the _Paragraph_, not the Page.
Common Faults 5, 6, 12, 13, 22, 34, 36, 52
Playford's "Whole Booke of Psalms" 27, 31
=> _When a higher number precedes a lower in the above index, it is because it refers to a more important Paragraph._
The following is a list of corrections made to the original. The first line is the original line, the second the corrected one.
Quartet-paper: four stave score, no brackets or clefs. Quartet-paper: four-stave score, no brackets or clefs.
cannot be white and black at the same time. In this case _the notehead cannot be white and black at the same time. In this case _the note-head
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