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| Basic Rhythms 2 | ||||
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In this online-workshop you
will become acquainted with sixteenth notes. A quarter note can be divided
into four equal parts. These four notes are called sixteenth notes. Eighth
notes comprise 2 notes per quarter notes and we count for them the numer
plus the word „and“ (+). Example: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + With sixteenth notes we
have two additional notes per quarter note which we count using the word
„e“. Example: 1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e. The timing between each sixteenth note is the same. A measure, of course, need not contain only sixteenth notes. Any combinations of half, quarter, eighth and sixteenth notes can be used. However, the measure must equal the correct number of notes (e.g., 4 beats per measure). |
In example 1 the number 1
is divided in an eighth note and two sixteenth notes. The eighth note is
connected by a beam to the two sixteenth notes. On the number 3 you will see
an individual eighth note. Eighth notes by themselves carry a „flag“ instead
of being connected with a beam. A sixteenth note has two flags. The last
note in example 1 is a quarter note. The dot behind the note extends its
length by half of its value. The quarter note is thus extended by the value
of an eighth note. Many think of a „fast“ tempo when confronted with sixteenth notes. Naturally sixteenth notes at 150 bpm (bpm = beats per minute) are very fast. But at tempos of 60 bpm even sixteenth notes lose their ability to intimidate. Have fun practicing! |
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