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QuestionWhat is an 8 count in music?Michael Noble is a professional concert pianist who received his PhD in Piano Performance from the Yale School of Music. He is a previous contemporary music fellow of the Belgian American Educational Foundation and has performed at Carnegie Hall and at other venues across the United States, Europe, and Asia.An 8 count in music would be an eighth note. It is equal to 1/8th of a whole note.
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QuestionWhat is 4/4 in music?Michael Noble is a professional concert pianist who received his PhD in Piano Performance from the Yale School of Music. He is a previous contemporary music fellow of the Belgian American Educational Foundation and has performed at Carnegie Hall and at other venues across the United States, Europe, and Asia.4/4 is a time signature. For more information, see the wikiHow "How to Work out a Time Signature" (https://www.wikihow.com/Work-out-a-Time-Signature).
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QuestionWhat are the counts for music notes?Michael Noble is a professional concert pianist who received his PhD in Piano Performance from the Yale School of Music. He is a previous contemporary music fellow of the Belgian American Educational Foundation and has performed at Carnegie Hall and at other venues across the United States, Europe, and Asia.What value a beat has in a song or piece depends on the meter of the piece. For instance, a song in 4/4 has four beats per measure with the quarter note (which is signified by the bottom four) getting one beat.
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QuestionAre there any tips for me on counting "in my head" while playing? There is too much going on at once. I play woodwind, so counting out loud is not an option.Michael Noble is a professional concert pianist who received his PhD in Piano Performance from the Yale School of Music. He is a previous contemporary music fellow of the Belgian American Educational Foundation and has performed at Carnegie Hall and at other venues across the United States, Europe, and Asia.I would practice counting without your instrument until you've mastered the rhythm. Taking things apart and doing them one at a time will eventually allow you to do multiple things at the same time, such as playing and counting the rhythm simultaneously.
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QuestionHow do I count sixteenth notes?Community AnswerSixteenth notes in 4/4 would be counted like this: 1 e +(and) a(uh), 2 e + a, 3 e + a and 4 e +a. In 3/8, they would be counted as 1 + 2 + 3 +. In 3/16, they would be counted as 1 2 3.
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QuestionDoes the measure always start at one? Or, can a measure start with 'and' before the one?Community AnswerThe measure always needs to start with the first downbeat. The measure never starts with the and before the one (one and two and three and four...).
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QuestionIs there a standard form I can use to write the lyrics below the song's musical tune?Community AnswerThe lyrics are written just below the staff, and each word is written under the corresponding note that is sung. Words with multiple syllables are split with hyphens, and each syllable is placed under the correct note as per above.
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QuestionI wish to count a measure that is written "cut time" and it starts with a sixteenth note, then a quarter note, then a sixteenth note and two quarter notes.Community AnswerCut time cuts each note in half. For example, a half note would be equal to a quarter note, a sixteenth note is equal to a thirty second note, a quarter note is equal to an eighth note and a whole note is equal to a half note.
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QuestionHow are 32nd notes counted?Community AnswerIf you would say "1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and" for every 4 beats, there would be 4 counts for each number and the word "and".
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QuestionHow do I read music notes?Community Answer
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QuestionHow do I read a whole rest?Pond Hair_grlCommunity AnswerThe most helpful way is to pulse your voice. Try something like this -- one-uh-uh-uh. Pulse each beat.
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QuestionHow do I find the count 1 in the middle of a song?Community AnswerIf there is a conductor, you can find beat 1 by watching for the down beat. It is usually a very clear motion of the hand or baton that moves from top to bottom. If there is no conductor, you have to listen long enough to determine what the meter the music is in. If you tap your toe based on what you hear (and feel), do the beats sound like they're organized in 2s, 3s, 4s, or something else? Once you have that number, listen (and feel) for where the strongest beat falls. That should be beat or count 1.
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QuestionAre the time signatures the same for all instruments?Community AnswerYes. Any time signature can be used for any instrument or voice. Most of the time instruments and voices that are performing together are written using the same time signature for each instrument or voice, however there are rare exceptions. I have seen a piece of music where one group was reading music in 2/4 time and another group was reading music written in 6/8 time, all while performing together.
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QuestionHow do I count music that's fast?Community AnswerUse a metronome to help you. Use it is a guide in assisting your counting. You can also start by taking your music at a slow tempo, but as you get more familiar with it, take it at faster tempos.
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