music fundamentals for the audio engineer
DESCRIPTION
Let’s start with the basics: Music Notes. They represent duration and pitch. They are combined to make chords. They are strung in sequence to form melodies. They are the building blocks for the music you hear. The Recording Connection Audio Engineering and Music Producing Programs offer comprehensive training in the recording arts. Students are paired with a professional audio engineer or music producer who serves as their mentor. Classes take place inside the mentor’s recording studio. Classes are available in Audio Engineering, Music Production, Hip Hop, Electronic Music, Live Event Sound, Live DJ, Post Production Sound and Advanced Mixing and Mastering.TRANSCRIPT
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Presents:
Music Fundamentals
Lesson One: Note Values
In order to become the best music writer and music producer, understanding how to read and write music is essential.
In this series we will cover the basics and teach you how to read and write music in short time.
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Introduction
= Whole Note
This note value means you hold that note where that symbol is placed for an entire measure/bar, or 4 beats when in 4/4 time.
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Note Values
= Half Note
Half notes require you to hold your note for half a measure. Two half notes make up one full measure.
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Note Values
= Quarter Note
Quarter notes require you to hold your note for quarter measure. Four quarter notes make up one full measure.
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Note Values
= Eighth Note
Eighth notes require you to hold your note for an eighth of a measure. Eight eighth notes make up one full measure.
In musical notation, eighth notes can be connected with a single bar at the top of the stem.
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Note Values
= Sixteenth Note
Sixteenth notes require you to hold your note for a sixteenth of a measure. 16 sixteenth notes make up one full measure.
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Note Values
In musical notation, sixteenth notes can be connected with a double bar at the top of the stem.
Note Conversion Chart
Whole Note 1 Note = 4 Beats
2 Notes = 4 Beats
4 Notes = 4 Beats
8 Notes = 4 Beats
Half Note
Quarter Note
Eighth Note
...And so on.
