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Understanding
Music Note Length
There are a variety of types of notes,
each of which is held for a different length of time. The
way a note appears shows how many beats it should
last.
In most music:
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Whole notes last four beats.
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Half notes last two beats.
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Quarter notes last one beat.
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Any note shorter than a quarter
note has one or more "hooks" to indicate its
length. Each hook cuts the note's length in
half.
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Eighth notes (one hook) last one-half beat.
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Sixteenth notes (two hooks) last one-quarter
beat.
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These proceed on to thirty-second and sixty-fourth
notes (with three and four hooks, respectively). If
two or more notes requiring hooks appear in a row,
they're often connected with "beams." The number of
horizontal lines in a beam gives note length.
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Two eighth notes connected by a beam
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Music also has rests, which
indicate silent beats. Music rests are counted in
the same way as music notes, and correspond to the
notes they represent.
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Whole note rest
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Half note rest
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Quarter note rest
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Eighth note rest
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Sixteenth note rest
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and
etc...
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Key Signatures
- This might sound a little technical but it's not
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play a major role in how music is made.
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above the line in sheet music? Well, now you will
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