A dot beneath a shallow arc, holding a note or rest beyond its length.
Also known as: Pause mark (music), Dot under an arch
A dot under an arc means hold this longer than written, for as long as the performer or conductor judges. It is one of the few marks that hands the decision to the performer outright.
Instructs a note or rest to be held beyond its written value, for a duration the performer or conductor decides.
Contexts: Music
Placed over a bar line or rest, marks a pause in the music rather than the lengthening of any one note.
Contexts: Music
Takes its English nickname 'bird's eye' from the resemblance of the dot and arc to an eye and brow.
Contexts: Music
A shallow arc opening downward, like a low semicircle, with a single small solid dot centred beneath it.
Both interrupt the written flow of time and both leave the length to the performer.