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Note Value Pyramid

The document shows the British and American names for different musical notes and their relative values. It also explains how dots are used to increase the length of notes by half or three quarters and the symbols used for musical rests and their equivalent note values.

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Note Value Pyramid

The document shows the British and American names for different musical notes and their relative values. It also explains how dots are used to increase the length of notes by half or three quarters and the symbols used for musical rests and their equivalent note values.

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NOTE VALUE PYRAMID

British Names American Names


1 Semibreve Whole Note
w

is equal to 2 Minims Half Notes


˙ ˙

or 4 Crotchets Quarter Notes


œ œ œ œ

or 8 Quavers 8th Notes


œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
J J
or 16 Semiquavers 16th Notes
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
R R
or 32 Demisemiquavers 32nd Notes
œœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœ
RÔ RÔ RÔ RÔ

A dot placed after a note increases its value Silence in music is indicated by a means of
by one half. Two dots increase its value by signs called rests, each equivalent in value to
three quarters. a note. The signs for the rests are:

w. is equal to w plus h å A semibreve rest


w.. is equal to w plus h plus q ä A minim rest
h. is equal to h plus q £ A crotchet rest
h.. is equal to h plus q plus e à A quaver rest
q. is equal to q plus e á A semiquaver rest
q.. is equal to q plus e plus x â A demisemiquaver rest

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