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- What does a slash through an eighth note mean?
- How do you write an eighth note?
- What do we say for eighth notes?
- What is an eighth note with two lines?
What does a slash through an eighth note mean?
These slashes represent a short-hand method of indicating dividing the written pitch into repeated eighth notes, sixteenths or even 32nd notes; all played on the same pitch. ... One slash is equivalent to one beam. Look at it as "eighth notes have one beam, so one slash on a quarter note means eighth notes".
How do you write an eighth note?
Eighth Note Flags are always written on the right of the stem. 2. Eighth Note Flags do not touch the notehead. UMT Tip For Eighth Note Flags: Yes, in printed music, it often looks like the flag on a descending stem is touching the notehead.
What do we say for eighth notes?
An eighth note (American) or a quaver (British) is a musical note played for one eighth the duration of a whole note (semibreve), hence the name. This amounts to twice the value of the sixteenth note (semiquaver).
What is an eighth note with two lines?
Typically, one slash indicates two notes should be performed in the place of the original note, two slashes would indicate four notes, etc. For example, a quarter note with one slash would be performed as two eighth notes, a quarter note with two slashes would be performed as four sixteenth notes, etc.
