eighth note

Eight eighths (8/8) equal a whole. An eighth note is equal to 1/8 of the whole note and lasts for half of one beat. It takes 2 eighth notes to equal 1 quarter note.

: a musical note with the time value of ¹/₈ of a whole note see note illustration.

A single eighth note is always stemmed with a flag, while two or more are usually beamed in groups in instrumental music. In Unicode, the symbol U+266A (♪) is a single eighth note and U+266B (♫) is a beamed pair of eighth notes.

The eight notes on the musical scale are called the octatonic or diminished scale. In the major scale, the eight notes go up the steps from bottom to top. These are the eight notes of the octave. On a C scale, the notes from low to high would be C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C.

Kids Definition eighth note. noun. : a musical note equal in time to ⅛ of a whole note.

There are four common type of notes in music: One whole note is four beats. A quarter note is one beat. An eighth note is one half beat.

Notes can represent the pitch and duration of a sound in musical notation. A note can also represent a pitch class. Notes are the building blocks of much written music: discretizations of musical phenomena that facilitate performance, comprehension, and analysis.

it's usually done to have easier time counting. for example in a 4/4 piece is common to group 1/8 notes in groups of two and 1/16 in four so that every "block of notes" is 1/4 (or 2/4).

In music, a note is the representation of a musical sound. Notes can represent the pitch and duration of a sound in musical notation. A note can also represent a pitch class.

whole note. noun. : a musical note equal to one measure of four beats.

As the name suggests, an eighth note is played for one eighth of the duration of a whole note. It lasts a quarter of the duration of a half note and half of the duration of a quarter note. A good way to practice is by using a metronome set to 60 beats per minute.

An eighth note (American) or a quaver (British) is a musical note played for one eighth the duration of a whole note (semibreve).