Chapter 15

Eighth Notes

Eighth Notes & Repeats

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Unit 4Eighth Notes & Repeats

Levelbeginner

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Examples

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eighth noteflagbeamhalf a beatcounting 1-and-2-and

An eighth note lasts half a beat (duration = 0.5)

Two eighth notes = one quarter note = one beat

Counted as '1-and-2-and-3-and-4-and'

Written with a flag (single) or beam (connected pair)

In MIDI: duration = 0.5 beats

{
  "eighth_note_duration": 0.5,
  "per_beat": 2
}

Practice

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