A vertical line used in a musical score to mark a division between bars.
‘Stopping before a bar line inhibits the central nervous system of the student who could otherwise tend to take over and encourage rushing over bar lines into downbeats.’
‘Here, the phasing occurs solely through human means, as the music gets pushed bit by bit ‘ahead’ of the bar line.’
‘That is absurd, because the bar line is a notational, not a musical, matter.’
‘You have the voice moving free across the bar line.’
‘As a result, notated bar lines may not match up to the bar lines one hears.’
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