Note lengths And Rhythm
Application
every sound in music has a particular duration or length
duration is important in musical time
Common note lengths
Half note
Quarter note
eighth note
sixteenth note
Whole Note
Thirty-second note
Duration Provides the basic building blocks upon which rhythm is based
Note lengths represent sound and silence
Rhythm is the succession of durations creating sound and silence
Determines how fast or slow the music is felt to be going
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when durations in music are aligned with the pulse
they can be expressed and represented as fractions or multiples of the beat cycle
syncing sound events with the beat in music helps create a lively and dynamic feel
REST
Rest=Silence
gaps in music act as musical punctuation
Spaces between notes help to define and shape the rhythm
Empty space in the piano roll =Rest
rare unless used for a snare drum roll
good for notating rhythm
good representing durations
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4 beats
2 beats
1 beat
1/2
1/4 beat
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1/8 beat
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