Editing Numbered musical notation (section)

===Glissandi===
Glissandi are represented by diagonal wavy lines with arrowheads at the end. The [[glissando]] symbol proceeds from bottom left to top right for an upward glissando, or from top left to bottom right for a downward glissando. It is used in place of a numeral. For stringed instruments, it usually indicates playing all the notes of the scale in rapid succession, i.e. for a downward glissando,

:{{overset|•|1|nopadding=yes}} 6 5 3 2 1

and for an upward glissando,

:1 2 3 5 6 {{overset|•|1|nopadding=yes}}

Note that a [[pentatonic]] scale is normally used in Traditional Chinese music, so "all the notes of the scale" in this case are 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6.

Extended glissandi (over several octaves) are also possible, usually written with a longer diagonal wavy line that is nearly touching the numbers on either side of it.  In this case the numbers on either side determine the starting and ending pitches for the glissando.