![]() ![]() Unmodified note values are fractional powers of two, for example one, one-half, one fourth, etc. In those instances, 6/8 would mean there are six quaver beats in a bar, and 3/2 would mean that there are three minim beats in a bar. In music notation, a note value indicates the relative duration of a note, using the texture or shape of the notehead, the presence or absence of a stem, and the presence or absence of flags/ beams /hooks/tails. There are several other numbers that appear on the bottom of time signatures, with 8 (meaning the beats are quavers) and 2 (meaning the beats are minims) are by far the most common. Therefore, 4/4 just means that there are four crotchet beats in a bar, 2/4 means there are two crotchet beats in a bar and so on. Quavers in music notation are written with a black note head, a stem and a tail. This doesn’t mean four anything – the 4 is a code or symbol for crotchet beats. So, for example, the most common bottom number is a 4. ![]() Rather than thinking of the bottom number as a number, think of it instead as a code or symbol that represents something, and that something is what kind of beats they are in that bar. The bottom number, however, is not a number (remember that!) and so leads to some confusion. This creates 8 countable beats in a measure, and the and beats are just the quaver (eighth note) beats in between the four main beats. The top number is the easiest of the two to understand – it refers to how many beats there are in each bar. To create enough beats when using quavers rather that just crotchets, we say ‘1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and’ rather than just ‘1 2 3 4’. The time signature is the pair of numbers written one above the other at the start of each stave of music. An Uncancelled Beethoven Celebration In this interview with Konstantin Scherbakov, the phenomenal performer shares his experiences derived from a lifelong relationship with the composer, on stage, in the recording studio and as an influential tutor. It is a rhythm playing three notes in the space of two. ![]()
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