![]() If you see a note with a little line on the note head, it is a ledger line. The ledger lines act as a way to extend the music stave. When a music note is too high or two low to fit on the music stave, we add ledger lines. When you add a second tail, the music note becomes a sixteenth note and is worth half of an eighth note. These tails are also called flags.Įach note tail cuts the value of the note in half. Notes like quavers (eighth notes) and semiquavers (sixteenth notes) have note tails. When the note is above the middle line, the stem points down. When a note sits below the middle line in the music staff, the stem points up. If the stem is pointing down, it’s on the left side of the note, like the letter “p.” If the stem is pointing up, it comes out of the right side of the note, like the letter “d.” Note stems can point up or down, depending on where the note is located on the music staff. Now, let’s talk about some other music symbols and notations. We’ve talked about all the types of musical notes, music note symbols, and how many beats each note is worth. ![]() These notes are super fast and tricky to play, so you probably won’t see too many of these in your sheet music. It’s worth one-sixteenth of a quarter note. A 64th note symbol has four tails on its stem. Out of all the different music notes, this is one of the shortest. This means if the time signature is 4/4, you could fit 32 of these notes in one bar. 32nd Note (Demisemiquaver)Ī 32nd note looks exactly like a sixteenth note, but it has three tails instead of two.īecause this note has two tails, it’s worth one-eighth of a quarter note. Remember, the more tails on a music note, the faster the note will sound. Sixteenth notes have two flags coming out of the stem, so it’s half as long as an eighth note. When you add more tails, you get… Sixteenth Note (Semiquaver)Ī semiquaver (or a sixteenth note) is a short music note that is worth ¼ of a beat. An eighth note has a value of half a beat.Įighth notes have only one tail, because each tail cuts the note value in half. The tail might also be called a hook or a flag. The eighth note symbol is a quarter note with a tail coming down the side of the stem. Eighth Note (Quaver)Īn eighth (1/8) note is often called a quaver. If your music is in 4/4 time signature, there will be four quarter notes per bar. This is one of the most common music notes you will see in your music.Ī quarter note symbol looks the same as a half note symbol, but the note head is filled in black. The next type of note is a quarter note, also known as a crochet. ![]() That’s because it’s half as long as a whole note (or semibreve). This means when you play a half note, you count out two beats. The round part of the note is called the note head, and the line is called a stem.Ī minim has a note value of two beats. The half note symbol looks like a whole note with a line on the side of it. The half note (or minim) is a common type of music note. ![]() (More about tied notes later.) However, if you plan on taking a music theory exam, it can be helpful to know what a breve means and what its symbol looks like. Most of the time, when a note is eight beats long, the music will show it as two tied whole notes. ![]()
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