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Page: Dotted Notes
Dotted Notes
Adding a dot after a note adds half of the value of the note to itself. For example, a minim is worth 2 crotchets, so a dotted minim is worth 3 crotchets. A semibreve is worth 4 crotchets, so a dotted semibreve is worth 6 crotchets. A dotted quaver is one and a half quavers, which is equivalent to three semiquavers
In the first bar the minim takes 2 beats so there is a 2 beat rest. In the second bar the minim is dotted taking 3 beats, so there is only a 1 beat rest.
How many quavers are there in a dotted minim?
Is it:
Is it:
a.
4
b.
6
c.
2
d.
5
e.
3
Double-dotted notes
A double-dotted note adds on half the value, and then adds on another quarter of the value. For example, a double-dotted minim adds on a crotchet and a quaver, making it worth three and a half beats.
The double-dotted minim leaves just a quaver rest left in the bar.
How many semiquavers are there in a double-dotted crotchet? ..............................
Dotted and double-dotted rests
Rests can be double dotted in exactly the same way as notes; below are some examples:
