Dotted Note
A note followed by a dot, which increases its duration by half its original value.
Category
rhythm
Pronunciation
/ˈdɒtɪd nəʊt/
Origin
English (descriptive term)
Length
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About Dotted Note
A dot placed to the right of a notehead extends that note's duration by fifty per cent. A dotted minim, for instance, lasts for three crotchet beats instead of two; a dotted crotchet lasts for one and a half beats.
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Hemiola
View all rhythmterms →A rhythmic device in which two bars of triple time are made to sound like three bars of duple time, or vice versa.
TripletA group of three notes played in the time normally occupied by two notes of the same value.
PolyrhythmThe simultaneous use of two or more conflicting rhythmic patterns
Time SignatureA notational convention indicating how many beats are in each bar and which note value gets one beat
QuaverA note lasting half a beat in common time, equivalent to an eighth note in American terminology.
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