How Do You Read Sixteenth Notes And Eighth Notes In Piano Music?
A good sense of rhythm is vital to playing eighth and sixteenth notes on the piano. These quick moving notes add depth and beauty to music that’s unattainable with quarter, half and whole notes. While they move and are counted quickly, they are not difficult once you master the technique. The key is to start out playing and counting slowly and then speeding things up as you become more familiar with the music. Learn basic rhythm. Music is broken into measures. In 4/4 time (the most common time signature in modern music), there are four beats per measure. You count the beats as one, two, three, four. A quarter note receives one beat, half notes two beats and whole notes four beats. Any combination of notes can be used in any measure as long as it equals four beats. In 3/4 time, there are three beats per measure, and in 2/4, there are two beats. Recognize eighth and sixteenth notes. An eighth note is indicated by a flag on the stem. When two or more eighth notes occur together, they are
