A Notable Drinking Vessel

Caveat: Don't believe everything you read.

FOOT NOTE These are very useful for those playing a pipe organ or even a Hammond B-3, where there are notes for both hands plus notes for the foot pedals. DOUGHNOTE In written music, the Italian directive "dolce" means to play "sweetly." Alternately, the publisher may chose to use notes such as the one shown here. FLAT NOTE The usual meaning of "flat" in music is "play this note a half step lower," so in contrast, a composer can use this shape to indicate "play without emotion." COCONOTE Coconotes are useful in tropical music. They might be played by ukulele, marimba, steel guitar, guitarron, etc. To make it really nice, end on a 6th chord!

BRIEF NOTE The technical term is "staccato." Normally it is designated by dots over or under the note heads. To avoid confusion with "dotted notes," use brief notes. WALNOTE Walnotes come in a variety of styles: English, Black, Persian, Arizona, etc. You might find a good selection of them at your local WalMart or Walgreens.

HAPPY NOTE People love happy notes; they make happy music. Oh happy day! Don't worry, be happy, put on a happy face! You've made me so very happy, happy together! QUARTER NOTE These are important to Dixieland music, as played in the French Quarter of New Orleans, which reigned supreme in the jazz world for a quarter of a century.

NOTEHENGE Oldies means music from the previous era. Music from their preceding time is retro. The period before that gave us vintage music. Keep going; eventually it's ancient! SHORT NOTE Short notes are related to brief notes. Like when I found out my friend David White was the brother of Snow White, my mother's brother's wife's sister. NOTE & BOLT College music majors are required to take music theory classes to learn the notes and bolts. Those who flunk these classes switch to marketing and stuff.

SOUR NOTE Obviously, these notes are in contrast to the aforementioned sweet notes. They are very popular among beginning violinists. I use them quite frequently. HOLE NOTE How shall I putt this? There's no fairway to say it, any way you slice it. Often after the eighteenth hole note, a clever composer adds a long rest. LOVE NOTE What is love? Love is a many-splendored thing: Love is a battlefield, Love is blue; Love is the answer, Love is all you need. I say, Love: it is a flower. . . . LOCH NOTE No such thing.

--Milton Drake