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A dot beside the note means that you had on half the value of the note. Sounds weird, but to take it simplier. Say you have a minum (2 beats) which has a dot on it. You add on 1 beat so that the note is now 3 beats long.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agothe dot symbolized that we add half of the notes original value.For instance,a dotted half note is 3 beats long............
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∙ 9y agoabove= staccatto = half length
to the side= dotted= 1.5 length
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∙ 13y agoyou add half the note length
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What does a two eighth note look like?
A eighth note looks like a quarter note with a flag on it, to double it you would put a dot beside it.
Explain what a dot after a note does to the value of the note?
A dot beside the note adds one half of the note value to itself. For instance, in 4/4 time a half note equals 2 beats, but with a dot beside the note it would become equal to 3 beats. Another example is a whole note in 4/4 time. The whole note would be equal to 4 beats, but with a dot, it would become equal to 6 beats.
What does a dotted whole note equal?
A dotted eighth note in 4/4 time will count as 1 e + (a) if the eighth note starts on beat 1. Press down a note, and as you first strike it say "1 e and a" lifting off on "a" since it only counts as 3 subdivided beats.
How many thirty seconds notes in a dotted sixteenth note?
Rule of Three: Each note value contains within it, three of the next smallest note. Ex: one Quarter note equals three Eight notes, and one Half note equals three Quarter notes. So a Sixteenth note equals three 32nd notes.
How many sixteenth notes equals a dotted quarter note?
Well, if 4 sixteenth notes equal one quarter note (commontime) and a dot (.) adds half of the value, the answer must be 6
What makes a crotchet equal to three quavers?
Putting a dot beside it. A dotted quarter note (crotchet) is equal to three eighth notes (quavers).
How does the dot to right of the note affect how long that note last?
The dot by the right of the note adds half of the notes value. E.g. A minim (a two beat note) with a dot (half of it = 1 beat) makes a three beat note.
What does a two eighth note look like?
A eighth note looks like a quarter note with a flag on it, to double it you would put a dot beside it.
Explain what a dot after a note does to the value of the note?
A dot beside the note adds one half of the note value to itself. For instance, in 4/4 time a half note equals 2 beats, but with a dot beside the note it would become equal to 3 beats. Another example is a whole note in 4/4 time. The whole note would be equal to 4 beats, but with a dot, it would become equal to 6 beats.
What does a dotted whole note equal?
A dotted eighth note in 4/4 time will count as 1 e + (a) if the eighth note starts on beat 1. Press down a note, and as you first strike it say "1 e and a" lifting off on "a" since it only counts as 3 subdivided beats.
How many thirty seconds notes in a dotted sixteenth note?
Rule of Three: Each note value contains within it, three of the next smallest note. Ex: one Quarter note equals three Eight notes, and one Half note equals three Quarter notes. So a Sixteenth note equals three 32nd notes.
What does a quarter rest look like in music notes?
its really cool lookin' heres a link http://www.davemyers.com/amcc/QuarterRest.gif
How many sixteenth notes equals a dotted quarter note?
Well, if 4 sixteenth notes equal one quarter note (commontime) and a dot (.) adds half of the value, the answer must be 6
How many beats is in a whole note?
Commonly, There Are Four, Depending On The Length And Dynamics Of The Notes.
When a dot is placed under notes mean?
a quarter note with a dot below it means stacatto, so you play the note very short and use a small amount of bow(with string instruments).
When a dot is put at the end of any note the dot means that the?
It means that length of the note is increased by one half For example: a semibreve is a whole note, and in 4/4 time or 6/4 time (for example) is worth 4 beats. The addition of a dot means that an extra two beats is added to its duration. A minim is worth two beats. The addition of a dot means it is worth three beats. A crotchet is worth one beat. The addition of a dot means it is worth one and a half beats (or 6 quavers).
What are the different kinds of notes and their description?
Notes are named as a fraction of a common Measure of music. The most common note is the Quarter note which is 1/4th of a measure of common time (4/4 time). In 4/4 time the quarter note lasts one beat. Then the half note (2 beats) and the whole note (4 beats). Quarter notes have an egg shaped note head that is shaded in and a stem attached to it. Halve notes look similar with out the note head shaded in and the whole note does not use a note stem. To make a 3 beat not we add a dot to a half note. The dot adds 50% to the notes value. (1/2 of 2 beats =1) and (2 beats +1beat=3beats). After that you have further divisions of time by dividing the quarter note into 8th notes 16th, 32nd.....
