Understanding Dotted and Undotted Notes

Authors

Paula Telesco

Abstract

College and high school music students (whether majors or non-majors) likely know something already about note and rest values, what note gets the beat in some particular meter, and differences between undotted and dotted notes, but they often still have difficulty understanding them, dotted notes in particular. This handout will review this material and introduce an additional way to think about note values, setting the stage for additional approaches to meter, as rhythm and meter can often be difficult concepts to master.

Recommended Citation

Telesco, Paula (2016) "Understanding Dotted and Undotted Notes," Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy: Vol. 30, Article 12.
Available at: https://digitalcollections.lipscomb.edu/jmtp/vol30/iss1/12