The demisemiquaver
Halving all the way down
Each value lasts half the one before. The demisemiquaver is half a semiquaver: eight of them last one crotchet. Count the tails or beams: one for a quaver, two for a semiquaver, three for a demisemiquaver.
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How many tails or beams does a demisemiquaver have?
The demisemiquaver rest
Every note has a rest of the same length. The demisemiquaver rest has three hooks, one more than the semiquaver rest.
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A rest has three hooks. What is it?
Remember
- Each value is half the one before.
- Demisemiquaver: three tails, 8 to a crotchet; its rest has three hooks.
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