Up to this lesson, we have counted dotted notes, and notes as short as 32nd notes. This lesson will teach you how to count dotted whole notes, triple dotted notes, and notes shorter than 32nd notes. Double and Dotted Whole Notes The first note in this example is a double Read more…
Rests are used to indicate silence. In a previous lesson on note lengths, we saw how long each rest lasts. In this lesson, we will learn how to count rests in time signatures where a quarter note gets the beat. Here is the diagram from the previous lesson, showing how Read more…
In this lesson we will look at 4 types of notes and the rests for each one. The type of note tells us how long it is held. In the picture above, each note is twice as long as the next note. Notes get their name by how many it Read more…