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Piano Board => Miscellaneous => Polls etc. => Topic started by: wotgoplunk on December 03, 2007, 05:17:31 AM

Title: Crotchet vs. Quarter Note
Post by: wotgoplunk on December 03, 2007, 05:17:31 AM

And which is correct?

Is it just geography, or is there one true naming system?

(And I just realised this should be in Polls. Damn. )

Title: Re: Crotchet vs. Quarter Note
Post by: retrouvailles on December 03, 2007, 06:15:46 AM

Quote from: wotgoplunk on December 03, 2007, 05:17:31 AM

(And I just realised this should be in Polls. Damn. )

Look for this at the bottom of the screen:

(https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/Themes/pianostreet/images/english/admin_move.gif)

And yeah, its a geographical naming system. I'll say its quarter note, but Brits will say that it's crotchet.

Title: Re: Crotchet vs. Quarter Note
Post by: wotgoplunk on December 03, 2007, 09:15:44 PM

So what's with all the purists who insist we call them crotchets?

(And I'll move it now.)

Title: Re: Crotchet vs. Quarter Note
Post by: jabbz on December 03, 2007, 10:56:20 PM

a Quarter Note ceases to be a Quarter note in any other signature than 4/4. :P

Crotchet is more accurate.

Title: Re: Crotchet vs. Quarter Note
Post by: pianochick93 on December 10, 2007, 09:03:12 AM

I'll use whatever I feel like at the time, typing I am more likely to say crotchet, but speaking it's about half/half.

Title: Re: Crotchet vs. Quarter Note
Post by: quantum on December 27, 2007, 05:53:01 PM

One of my teachers used to call it a "fourth".   I usually use quarter.

Title: Re: Crotchet vs. Quarter Note
Post by: arensky on December 29, 2007, 09:10:41 PM

Quote from: retrouvailles on December 03, 2007, 06:15:46 AM

And yeah, its a geographical naming system. I'll say its quarter note, but Brits will say that it's crotchet.

Yes, lorry/truck, lift/elevator. Doesn't matter much.