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Groups which contain semiquavers should normally equal a maximum of one or two crotchets. The importance of the third beat of the bar is hidden. This makes the secondary strong beat obvious.īar 3 is incorrect, because the 3rd quaver in the group should have a stronger accent than the first quaver. You cannot beam together quavers or semiquavers which cross from beats 2-3.īar 1 is correct, because the first quaver in each group falls on a strong beat.īar 2 is correct, because the first quaver in the first group falls on a weak beat and the first of the second group on a stronger beat. This is reflected in the beaming: you can beam together quavers which make up to two crotchets' worth of beats, but only if they fall on beats 1-2 or 3-4. This means that the first beat of the bar has the strongest accent, the third beat has a slightly weaker accent, and the second and fourth beats receive no accent. But the third beat is a secondary strong beat. The second and fourth beats are the weak beats. The first beat of the bar is the strong beat.

In 4/4 time there are four crotchet beats per bar. Groups with semiquavers are normally only beamed to make up one crotchet beat maximum. In the last bar, the 4th quaver falls on an off beat. In the above bars, all are correct except the last one. The quavers can be beamed right across two or three whole crotchet beats, but the first note of the group must fall on the beat, not on an off beat. There is one strong beat, which is the first beat of the bar, followed by two weak beats. In 3/4 time there are three crotchets per bar. If there are four quavers in a bar, they can all be beamed together. Notes are normally beamed together to make up one crotchet beat. The second crotchet beat is the weak beat. There is one strong beat, which is the first beat of the bar. In 2/4 time there are two crotchet beats per bar. The first note of a beamed group must never fall on an off beat, unless it's preceded by a rest or a dotted note.The quavers and semiquavers should be joined together to make the crotchet beat obvious.You'll need to learn the rules for each time signature separately, as well as these general rules: The rules for correct beaming depend on the time signature in use. Off beat: these are any notes which fall in between the strong and/or weak beats.Weak beat: these are the other crotchet beats of the bar.Strong beat: this is the strongest accent in the bar and falls right at the beginning of the bar.In each bar, some notes are given more emphasis than others - this subtle accent is what gives music its feeling of pulse. However, in this lesson we are assuming the beat is always a crotchet.)

(In other time signatures the beat could be a quaver or minim. In the time signatures you need to know for Grade 1 Music Theory (2/4, 3/4 and 4/4), the beat is always represented by a crotchet time value. Here's another example of beamed notes which have cut-off beams: They can point in either direction, depending on which side of the quaver they are on. This is a cut-off beam.Ĭut-off beams should be about as wide as the note-head.

Notice that the lower semiquaver beam is quite short. We can also join dotted quavers to semiquavers with beams, like this: Quavers can be beamed to semiquavers like this: Here are some examples of beamed quaver notes. Semiquavers have two tails so they have two beams, which are drawn quite close together. Notes with one tail (quavers and dotted quavers) have one beam. We call this line a 'beam'- they are beamed notes. To do this, we join the tails together, making them into a straight line. To make music easier to read, we normally group these small notes together in complete beats. Notes which are smaller than a crotchet - quavers and semiquavers - have tails attached to their stems. Suitable for: ABRSM Grade 1 Trinity Grade 1 GCSE AP Music Theory Beginners Top 5 Mistakes in Grade 1 Theory Exam Papers

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