Now that we know what dotted notes are, let’s test our skills with a few reading examples.įirst, we will start with dotted half notes: Counting starts with the downbeat (1), and is followed by the second 16th (e): Another way you can think of it is a 16th note followed by 3 combined 16th notes. The other grouping possible is a 16th note followed by a dotted 8th note. With a dotted 8th followed by a 16th note, you would count the first note (1), and then the last 16th note (a): When counting, it is no different than anything we have seen thus far. Visually, this is a simplified way of reading things so that you can recognize the shapes faster. Because we beam 16th notes into groups of four, it is common to see a dotted 8th note beamed together with a 16th. Dotted 8th & 16thĪnother way to look at a dotted 8th note would be to think of it as three 16th notes combined. I have given dotted 8th notes their own section because of two common shapes that we have not seen yet. Here is a simple reading example using dotted half and quarter notes: This may be a little hard at first, but once you get used to how dotted notes look, it becomes second nature. The difficulty comes in doing the math for the dots as quickly as possible in your head. Music math using 16th notes how to#We have already learned how to count all of the common notes, which I know you’re already an expert at! The good news about dotted notes is that when it comes to counting, there is nothing new to learn. Music math using 16th notes plus#I have never seen a quadruple dotted note.įor future reference, with every dot you add, follow the formula: Original note, plus half, plus half, half, half, half, etc….īelow is a diagram of some possible double dotted notes: In reality, you can have as many dots as you want, but after two it gets a little ridiculous. Let’s visualize this with a double dotted half note:Īs you can see, a double dotted half note is the value of one half note, one quarter note, and one 8th note.ĭouble dotted notes are rare and the chances of coming across them are very slim. **Note: Dots can also be added to rests as well!** Double Dotted Notesīecause things are never easy, there are double dotted notes. A double dotted note holds the original note value plus half the value, and then half of that half’s value. Here is a simple diagram of some of the common dotted notes you will see: Since we know that half of a quarter note is an 8th note, the math shouldn’t be too difficult.Ī dot can be added to any note, and the same formula applies. In the example above we have a dotted quarter note, which has the value of one quarter PLUS an 8th. Confusing, I know…Īs usual, this is much easier if you can see it: In a nutshell, a dotted note is any note with a dot (quarter, 8th, 16th, etc…) that increases the note’s duration by adding to it half of it’s original value. This post will take us back to looking at notes – more correctly, an addition to notes: The Dot We have covered a lot of topics so far, so if you’re here out of order, click the links to see what you’ve missed: You have done very well up to this point. What’s up Drummers! We’ve made it to part 6 of my How to Read Drum Music series.
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