Reading Music : Eighth and Sixteenth Notes (quaver and semiquaver)
The next pages will cover more complex rhythms. You may want to skip to the Reading Notes section and come back later when you have a better understanding of the rhythms we have been studying.
There are many possible combinations of eighths (quavers) and sixteenths (semiquavers) that we can use. It is necessary to learn how to identify these formulas. The following table shows some of the most common combinations. The sixteenth notes (semiquavers) below the written notes indicate the division into four equal parts of the bar:
Develop your music reading skills with the Rhythmic Dictation exercise.
Translated by Dan Román, revised by Sue Talley.
