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Duration and Dotted Notes PDF

The document outlines the duration of musical sounds and silences, detailing various types of notes and rests along with their corresponding counts. It also explains the direction of note stems, dynamics, rhythmic syllables, and musical symbols used in notation. Additionally, it covers the concept of dotted notes and their value in relation to original notes.

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Duration and Dotted Notes PDF

The document outlines the duration of musical sounds and silences, detailing various types of notes and rests along with their corresponding counts. It also explains the direction of note stems, dynamics, rhythmic syllables, and musical symbols used in notation. Additionally, it covers the concept of dotted notes and their value in relation to original notes.

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Duration

The length of a
sound
NOT
ES of musical sounds (long or short) is indicated by different types of
The duration
notes.
 Whole note/ Semibreve

 Half note/ Minim

 Quarter note/ Crotchet

 Eighth note/ Quaver

 Sixteenth note/ Semiquaver


Res
Thets
duration of musical silence (long or short) is indicated by different types of rests.
 Whole rest/ Semibreve rest

 Half rest/ Minim rest

 Quarter rest/ Crotchet rest

 Eighth rest/ Quaver rest

 Sixteenth rest/ Semiquaver rest


Note names Notes Counts

Whole note 4
Dotted half note 3
Half note 2
Quarter note 1
1
Eighth note 2
A pair of eighth 1
notes
Sixteenth note 1
4
A set of Sixteenth 1
notes
Names Notes Rests Duration

Whole note 4

Half note 2

Quarter note 1

Eighth note 1
2
Sixteenth note 1
4
Music Note Stem Direction
• The stems for half notes and quarter notes go up if the notes are below the third line.
• Stems go down of notes are on or above the third line.
Stems going up are attached to the right side of the note head.
Stems going down are attached to the left side of the note head.
Symbol Dynamics Meaning
Fortissimo very loud
Forte loud
Mezzo forte medium loud
Mezzo piano medium soft
Piano soft
Pianissimo very soft
Crescendo getting louder

Decrescendo( diminuendo) getting softer


Note names Notes Rhythmic
syllables
Whole note Ta-a-a-a
Dotted half note Ta-a-a
Half note Ta-a
Quarter note Ta
Eighth note Ti
A pair of eighth Ti-ti
notes
Tik-
A set of Sixteenth
notes ka
Tik-
ka
A musical sign to indicate Low pitches on the staff.

A musical sign to indicate high pitches on the staff.

Repeat sign: A musical sign to indicate to repeat from the beginning.

Staff : The staff is the place where musical notes are written.

A musical symbol placed before a note to show four beats in


every measure which is also known as 4/4 time signature.
A musical symbol placed before a note to raise the pitch by one
half step.

A musical symbol placed before a note to lower the pitch by


one half step.

A musical symbol placed before a note to cancel a sharp or a flat


and return the pitch to normal.
Dot
(.)
• Dot means half value of the original note.
• Add the value of dot to original value.
• For example, Minim =2 counts, Dotted Minim = 3 counts as the value of
dot next to minim is one count.
2
1
3
1
1/2

1 1/2
1/2

1/4

3/4
Dotted Notes
Dotted Notes
Thank
you!
Have a nice
day!

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