Re: Rhythm

[Christian Henning]

Hi there, I would like to thank everyone who participated in this
discussion. I have learned a lot!

Thanks,
Christian

On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 1:01 AM, Carl Glick<address@hidden> wrote:
> If you want to learn about basic music theory, http://musictheory.net/ is
> supposed to be very good, at least according to my high school choir
> director. I feel like, if you are still at this stage, it would be better to
> use a more basic notation program like Noteworthy composer (which is free),
> or write things out by hand.
>
> On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 4:24 PM, Kieren MacMillan
> <address@hidden> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Christian,
>>
>>> Considering this pattern "g16 g g8". I do understand that the second g
>>> is inheriting the 16 from the previous g. I don't understand why I
>>> need to g8 to get the fourth 16th note? Is it maybe that the duration
>>> from the second note to the third note is of an eight note?
>>
>> No... the duration of an eighth note is equal to the total duration of two
>> sixteenth notes (i.e., 1/16 * 2 = 1/8).
>>
>> Put another way, the rhythm
>>
>>    g16 g g8
>>
>> sounds the same as the rhythm
>>
>>    g16 g g ~ g
>>
>> [note that here the third and fourth 16th notes are tied, using the ~
>> character].
>>
>>> I probably have a different way of thinking in my head than lilypond
>>> and for that matter most musicians. I'm trying to change that.
>>
>> You'll definitely need to brush up on your theory in order to quickly
>> advance in Lilypond.
>>
>> For the record, you might not want to use (i.e., learn from) the YouTube
>> video you linked to: it is rather confused/confusing on this matter. Above
>> the g16 g16 g8 pattern, the text says "two quarter beats and a half". [!!]
>> While I understand what the author meant — that a quarter note is considered
>> (in this context) a "beat", and thus a sixteenth note is a "quarter beat",
>> etc. — this is *not* a good way to learn the fundamentals of the Western
>> notation system. First of all we talk about quarter NOTES (which could be
>> confused with quarter BEATS), and secondly the duration which is considered
>> a "beat" changes depending on the time signature, tempo, and so on (so in
>> one piece, a dotted half note could be the "beat", so a "quarter beat"
>> becomes problematic).
>>
>> Good luck!
>> Kieren.
>>
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