Lesson 2
3. The quarter note:
Quarter notes are half as long as half notes, so they will receive 1 beat each.
4. The eighth note:
Eighth notes are half as long as quarter notes. So two eighth notes have to be played in the same time it takes for one quarter note to be played. To count eighth notes we have to use SUBDIVISION. We subdivide the quarter beat into two eighth note beats by using the symbol & (and).
By now you might have begun to wonder what the numbers at the beginning of each line stands for. It is called time signature, and it appears at the beginning of every musical selection or exercise.
3 2 4
4 2 4 etc.
Example:
4 stands for 4 quarter beats per measure. They can appear in any form. If the top number were a 3 it would stand for 3 quarter beats per measure ,
if it were a 2 it would be 2 quarter beats per measure, get it?
Lesson 3 - Rhythm Exercises
We usually practice rhythms by clapping them, so we do not have to worry about playing the guitar at the same time. Naturally you will not hear the notes sustained, but rather only the beginning of each note.
We usually practice rhythms by clapping them, so we do not have to worry about playing the guitar at the same time. Naturally you will not hear the notes sustained, but rather only the beginning of each note.
