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It's easy to demonstrate in person, but kind of hard to describe in print. Try this:
Snap your finger in an even, steady rhythm, 1 - 2, 1 - 2...a beat for each snap. Then, instead of counting 1 - 2 as you snap, count 123 - 456, 123 - 456...three beats for each snap. (It might also help you get the hang of it to think of 6/8 as 3/4 in doubletime.)
The ucken note is a eith note
Well the 8 in 6/8 means that an 8th note gets 1 COUNT so it can be confusing if you have only played in 4/4 time. To figure out the notes all you do is do the math if an eight note gets 1 count that must mean a quarter note gets 2 counts.
a whole note is in fact 4 beats
If you mean a half note, half notes get 2 counts in 4/4 or 3/4 time. In 2/2, 4/2, or cut time a half note gets 1 count.
Crotchets are also known as quarter notes. In simple time signatures, a quarter note gets one beat. In compound time signatures, the unit beat is a dotted quarter note.
The ucken note is a eith note
Well the 8 in 6/8 means that an 8th note gets 1 COUNT so it can be confusing if you have only played in 4/4 time. To figure out the notes all you do is do the math if an eight note gets 1 count that must mean a quarter note gets 2 counts.
a whole note is in fact 4 beats
A time signature in music is like a fraction that tells you how many beats are in each measure and what kind of note gets one beat. It helps musicians know how to count and play the music correctly.
If you mean a half note, half notes get 2 counts in 4/4 or 3/4 time. In 2/2, 4/2, or cut time a half note gets 1 count.
Crotchets are also known as quarter notes. In simple time signatures, a quarter note gets one beat. In compound time signatures, the unit beat is a dotted quarter note.
an eighth note which is half of one beat or count in 4/4 time
6|8 time means there are six beats in a measure, and the eighth note gets the count. So, there are six eighth note beats per measure in 6|8 time.
In 4:4 time, a quarter note gets one beat. (4:4 means Four beats to the measure and the quarter note is one count)
In 6/8 time, the eighth note gets the beat.
In 2/4 time, an eight note gets half a beat. (A quarter note gets one.)
In six-eight time, a quarter note gets two beats. (An eight note gets one.)