Notes & Rhythm · Music Theory
The Double Dot: Add Half, Then Half Again
Intermediate rhythm · In 4/4, a quarter note is one beat. Keep the sixteenth-note count steady while a longer note holds.
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- 1 · Quarter, dotted quarter, double-dotted quarter0:19
- 2 · Original two-bar phrase with click0:15
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