Grouping notes in the new times

About 2 min to read, then 5 practice questions

A beam stays inside a beat

4/4: four quavers over beats 1 and 2

3/4: three pairs

A beam stays inside a beat, so the player sees where each beat starts. In  six quavers go in three pairs. In  four quavers can share a beam on beats 1 and 2, never across the middle.

Quick check

In , how are six quavers beamed?

Minim beats and 3/8

2/2: four quavers fill one minim beat

3/8: one group for the bar

In  the beat is a minim, so four quavers share one beam. In  the whole bar is usually one beamed group.

Quick check

In , how many quavers can share one beam?

Remember

A beam stays inside a beat.
2/2: four quavers a beam. 3/8: one group a bar.

Practise this: 5 questions, about 4 min

Answering from memory soon after reading is what makes it stick, so now is a good time.

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