Funny bracket things!?

I don't have a picture of this so I'll have to describe it....A bracket a bit like the a capital L on its side with a number 1 and then a second with a number two above the stave anyone know what this is? If it helps it's on the 9th and 10th bar of Fur elise!! Sorry I've no picture.

Thanks

L.

I believe you're talking about an 8va? Although, i'm not 100% sure. But generally anything under that line will be played 1 octave higher than it is written. ^_^

Thank you, I'm not sure I described it well..I don't think it's an octave marking, it doesn't make sense in the music for that to be the case, but i stand to be corrected....It appears above the stave in bar 9 with a number 1 written underneath and then there's the symbol( can't remember what its called) to repeat the piece from the beginning. Bar 10 starts with another square bracket above it with a number 2 written underneath it this time....i haven't figured out how to paste images here;that's why I'm describing it!

Hope you can help..

She means this:



Explanation:
Play until you get to the bar where the 1 is over, then repeat! But the second time you DONT play the bar where the 1 is over - SKIP THIS BAR and move on with the bar where the 2 is over!!

First time: Bars 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 and 9
Sec: Bars: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 and -> 10, 11 ect

Ah, eureka!..thank you..that makes perfect sense..now if i could just figure out how to count those weird 32nd notes;). I've been reading musical theory for dummies which tells me not to worry about 32nd notes, because you'll probably never encounter them!!!

L.

ohhhh! so that's what she was taking about! thanks thomas I gotta give you a thanks for that one