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In musical notation, a beam is a horizontal or diagonal line used to connect multiple consecutive notes (and occasionally rests) to indicate rhythmic grouping. Only eighth notes (quavers) or shorter can be beamed. The number of beams is equal to the number of flags that would be present on an unbeamed note.
Why are quavers beamed?
Notes which are smaller than a crotchet - quavers and semiquavers - have tails attached to their stems. To make music easier to read, we normally group these small notes together in complete beats.
How many beats does a beamed note have?
Notes on the first beat can be beamed with the second beat, notes on the second beat beamed with notes on the third beat, and notes on all three beats can be beamed.
Can crotchets be beamed together?
There is one strong beat, which is the first beat of the bar. The second crotchet beat is the weak beat. Notes are normally beamed together to make up one crotchet beat. ... If there are four quavers in a bar, they can all be beamed together.
