22-2-09
Notes
Our first unit of the year is rhythmic and drum notation. Over the past few weeks I have learned a lot. There are very many words that are complicated to keep in your mind and notes that you can mix up. The different notes I find very easy, there are four beats in one bar.
Dotted Notes
Dotted notes can be complicated. When you put a dot after a note it means that it increases the amount of time it lasts. Basically you add the two notes together and then you half it. E.g.
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Rests
I find rests extremely easy, whenever you see a rest sign, it means that you pause. The number of pauses depends on whether it is a whole, half, quarter, eighth, or sixteenth rest. If it’s a whole rest you wait for 4 beats, is it’s a half rest you wait for two beats and if it’s a quarter rest you wait for 1 beat.
Rests
Drums
Drums can be very confusing because you have to 3 things at the same time. It is all to do with coordination and your skills in rhythm.
