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Eighth Note
The eighth note's new edition is a flag or beam. A flag is used when there is only one eighth note. If there is more than one eighth note, they will usually be beamed together especially in instrumental music. It doesn't matter if there are 2 eighth notes or 20 eighth notes. They can be beamed together.
Sixteenth Note
In four-four time signature it's worth half a beat.
beamed together
with a flag
The sixteenth note and the eighth look a lot alike. They actually have all the same parts. However, a sixteenth note has 2 flags or beams instead of just one. Sometimes eighth notes and sixteenth notes can be beamed together.
In four-four time signature it's worth a quarter of a beat.
Eighth note stems can also point up or down.
with 2 beams
with 2 flags
or
beamed together
Note Values
Whole Note
The whole note is only a circle and is never filled in. In four-four time signature, a whole note will get 4 counts or beats. This is also the whole note's value.
What does
a note need?
Notes only need one thing as their symbol but can have many different parts. All pitched notes need a circle. They can also have a stem, the circle can be filled in, and a number of flags or beams.
Circle, Stem, Flag and Beam
The parts of a note:
Flag
Stem
Fill in the circle
Beam
What's a note's symbol?
In music notes are the symbols for sounds. If you have 1 note there is 1 sound. If you have 2 notes there are 2 sounds. If you have 29 notes there are 29 sounds.
Quarter Note
The quarter note has everything the half note had but will have its circle filled in. The quarter note is worth 1 beat in four-four time signature.
Half Note
The half note is a circle with a stem. The stem can point up or down depending on its place on the staff. The stem will be placed on a different side of the note when this happens. In four-four time signature it's worth 2 beats.