Crotchet pronunciation

1. How do you pronounce crotchet in music?
2. Where does the word crotchet come from?

How do you pronounce crotchet in music?

Tips to improve your English pronunciation:

1. Break 'crotchet' down into sounds: [KROCH] + [UHT] - say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them.
2. Record yourself saying 'crotchet' in full sentences, then watch yourself and listen.

Where does the word crotchet come from?

The word "crotchet" comes from Old French crochet, meaning 'little hook', diminutive of croc, 'hook', because of the hook used on the note in black notation. However, because the hook appeared on the eighth note (or quaver) in the later white notation, the modern French term croche refers to an eighth note.