rhythm dot rule :: StringQuest

Element 6: DOTS

Several types of dots are utilized in other layers of music notation.

The dots you are learning about now are: Rhythm Dots.

Rhythm Dots are placed directly to the right of the note head.

The notes shown above are half notes with a dot. Logically, these notes are called Dotted Half Notes.

RHYTHM DOT RULES

A dot adds half the value to the note’s original value. (2+1=3)

A dot can take the place of a tie.

Focus now on this rhythm possibility.

A Dotted Whole Note Equals 6 beats (4+2=6) But how can a Dotted Whole Note fit in a Measure?

The answer is that a Dotted Whole Note does not compute within a common-time measure,

A Dotted Whole Note would need, in minimum, a 6-beat measure. So that you can understand practically all measure possibilities, you are now ready to learn Time Signatures.

Meet Cal   Universal Language   Rhythm Notation Music Staff    Origins of the Staff

Rhythm Laboratory     Notation Parts Note Heads Stems Beams Flags Note Construction

Common-Time    Measures Bar-Lines Counting in Common-Time Whole, Half and Quarter Notes

Ties Dots Time-Signatures Q’s Rhythm Review Time-Signature Rules Beat Accent

Down-Beat and Up-Beat Conducting Patterns Cut-Time Common-Time Beat Emphasis

Three-Beat Measures Note Values Rhythm Workouts The ‘Cycle’ Note Equivalents

Counting Sub-Divisions “If You Can Say It, You Can Play It” Author’s Story Sub-Division Lingo

Quarter Notes with Eight Notes Adding Sixteenth Notes Notes Sharing Beams   Beam Awareness Pointers

Triplets Triplet Workout Compound-Time    Compound-Time Workout Music Rests

Rest and Note Equivalents Whole Rest Half Rest Quarter Rest Eighth Rest     Sixteenth Rest

Dotted Rests Q’s Rest Review Process of Sub-Division Relating Rests to Notes Rhythm Exam Prep

Level 1 Rhythm Exam     Level 2 Rhythm Exam     Level 3 Rhythm Exam

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