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Topic: Note Value (Read 2529 times)

raintree

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Note Value

on: October 23, 2008, 03:59:05 AM

another newbie ?

I'm in 3/4 time and counting 1 - 2 -3 -4 -5 -6 and my 3 note has a dot behind it - does that mean I hold it for 2 beats - ie the third and forth beat. Does a dot behind a note always add one beat to the note's original value.

Thanks in advance!

RT

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hyrst

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Re: Note Value

Reply #1 on: October 23, 2008, 09:53:21 AM

I find your question a little unclear and confusing. Are you counting 6 counts within each bar or across 2 bars? The dot after the note always adds 1/2 the value of the note it follows, not the one it comes before.

With the current information, my guess is you have the following pattern (also with limited font possibilities) - the last note being an 1/8th note / quaver. Does this fit?
o o. o
1 ,2 3,4,5 6