I play piano annd i cant figure out what the eight note quater note and half note thing is. i know it has something to do with the time signature but i dont know anything about that! pleas help me find a website or something that will explain everything. thanks! This site has the values for them
http://www.lessontutor.com/eesmusic4.htm...
Basically though,
Whole Note - A whole note gets 4 beats. It looks like an open oval note.
Half Note- A half note gets 2 beats. It looks like a whole note with a stem/stick at its side.
Quarter Note - A quarter note gets 1 beat. It looks like a shaded-in oval with a stem/stick attached.
Eighth Note - An eight note gets 1/2 a beat. It looks like a quarter note with a twist at the end of its stem.
Sixteenth Note - A sixteenth note gets 1/4 of a beat. It looks like an eighth note, except with an extra 'flag' attached to its stem. I think you will find that a "half" note, is a note that is a "sharp" - raised a "half" step, or "flat", a note that has been lowered a "half" step.
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