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    This music notation reference guide outlines different rhythmic notation symbols including notes and rests. It explains that a semibreve or whole note equals 4 beats, a minim or half note equals 2 beats, and a crotchet or quarter note equals 1 beat. The guide also introduces "slash" rhythm notation and how it indicates the frequency of strums per beat for different note values.

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    Cheat Sheet for music reading

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    Music Reading Guide

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    This music notation reference guide outlines different rhythmic notation symbols including notes and rests. It explains that a semibreve or whole note equals 4 beats, a minim or half note equals 2 beats, and a crotchet or quarter note equals 1 beat. The guide also introduces "slash" rhythm notation and how it indicates the frequency of strums per beat for different note values.

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    Music Notation Guide - Notes, Rests & Rhythms

    Uploaded by

    James Martin
    This music notation reference guide outlines different rhythmic notation symbols including notes and rests. It explains that a semibreve or whole note equals 4 beats, a minim or half note equals 2 beats, and a crotchet or quarter note equals 1 beat. The guide also introduces "slash" rhythm notation and how it indicates the frequency of strums per beat for different note values.

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    Music Notation Reference Guide

    Rhythm notation - notes

    Rhythm notation - rests

    Semibreve / Whole note = 4 beats

    Semibreve / Whole note


    rest = 4 beats

    Minim / Half note = 2 beats

    Minim / Half note rest =


    2 beats

    Crotchet / Quarter note = 1 beat

    Crotchet / Quarter note


    rest = 1 beat

    Quaver / Eigth note = beat

    Semiquaver / Sixteenth note = beat

    Slash rhythm notation


    Semibreve / Whole note
    slash = strum once every 4
    beats
    Minim / Half note slash =
    strum once every 2 beats
    Crotchet / Quarter note
    slash = strum once every
    beat
    Quaver / Eighth note slash
    = strum twice per beat
    Semiquaver / sixteenth
    note slash = strum four
    times per beat

    Quaver/ Eigth note


    rest = beat
    Semiquaver / Sixteenth
    note rest = beat

    Pitch notation

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