Yes they do. But (stereotype alert!) Protestants seem to sing better on the whole. Singing has been an integral part of their worship for a lot longer time. And it shows/sounds it.
Agnes, one line below the main fence is middle C on the piano, it’s the white button just to the left of the 2 black buttons near the middle.Between that line and the line at the bottom of the fence is D.It’s the white button to the right of middle C and is between the two black buttons.At the bottom of the fence is E and to the right of the two black buttons as well as immediately right of D..Continue up to G, then start over with A, between the second and third black button to the right of the first black buttons and signified on the music as being just below the middle wire of the fence..By the way the first black button right of C and left of D is C sharp or D flat.The second black button to the right of D nd to the left of E is D sharp or E flat, all depending on how you feel.
Onto the notes If your note is a hollow circle, that’s a whole note and gets 4 beats — more or less.If the hollow circle has a verticle line coming off of it, it’s called a half note and gets 2 beats — more or less.If it has a line and the circle is blackened in, it is called a quarter note and gets one measly beat.Run a line off the quarter note and you turn it into an eighth note and it takes two of them to make a beat..Stick a dot to the right of any note and it gets half again the number of beats as the undotted note.Dotted whole gets 6 beatsDotted half gets 3 beatsDotted quarter gets one and a half beats..Somebody else can fill you in on rests, unplayed notes.Notation at the beginning of the fence tells who actually gets a beat and how many between posts..For example, a 4 over a 4 means there are 4 beats and the quarter note is the one beat note.A 3 over a 2 means there are 3 beats to the measure (space between posts) and the half note gets the beat.A 6 over an 8 means 6 beats between posts and every eighth note gets a beat (rather than a half a beat as I told you previously), quarter note then gets 2 beats, half note gets 4 beats, dotted half gets 6 beats, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera..Ain’t I helpful?
Aaberon almost 9 years ago
Is that a note of abrasive hostility erupting from my little Agnes? We may need a nap and start the day over.
rshive almost 9 years ago
Maybe we need to start by matching up the little square buttons with colors.
gzitver almost 9 years ago
Nobody likes a “know-it-all,” Trout.
James Hopkins almost 9 years ago
She might be like some people I used to know that faked it through hymns since they couldn’t read music or sing well.
rshive almost 9 years ago
Yes they do. But (stereotype alert!) Protestants seem to sing better on the whole. Singing has been an integral part of their worship for a lot longer time. And it shows/sounds it.
Perkycat almost 9 years ago
Sounds like Agnes’s music career might take a little longer than she expected.
Dani Rice almost 9 years ago
Does anybody remember the routine Victor Borge did, playing the Blue Danube with the music upside down? Sounded pretty good.
David Huie Green LosersBlameOthers&It'sYOURfault almost 9 years ago
Agnes, one line below the main fence is middle C on the piano, it’s the white button just to the left of the 2 black buttons near the middle.Between that line and the line at the bottom of the fence is D.It’s the white button to the right of middle C and is between the two black buttons.At the bottom of the fence is E and to the right of the two black buttons as well as immediately right of D..Continue up to G, then start over with A, between the second and third black button to the right of the first black buttons and signified on the music as being just below the middle wire of the fence..By the way the first black button right of C and left of D is C sharp or D flat.The second black button to the right of D nd to the left of E is D sharp or E flat, all depending on how you feel.
David Huie Green LosersBlameOthers&It'sYOURfault almost 9 years ago
Onto the notes If your note is a hollow circle, that’s a whole note and gets 4 beats — more or less.If the hollow circle has a verticle line coming off of it, it’s called a half note and gets 2 beats — more or less.If it has a line and the circle is blackened in, it is called a quarter note and gets one measly beat.Run a line off the quarter note and you turn it into an eighth note and it takes two of them to make a beat..Stick a dot to the right of any note and it gets half again the number of beats as the undotted note.Dotted whole gets 6 beatsDotted half gets 3 beatsDotted quarter gets one and a half beats..Somebody else can fill you in on rests, unplayed notes.Notation at the beginning of the fence tells who actually gets a beat and how many between posts..For example, a 4 over a 4 means there are 4 beats and the quarter note is the one beat note.A 3 over a 2 means there are 3 beats to the measure (space between posts) and the half note gets the beat.A 6 over an 8 means 6 beats between posts and every eighth note gets a beat (rather than a half a beat as I told you previously), quarter note then gets 2 beats, half note gets 4 beats, dotted half gets 6 beats, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera..Ain’t I helpful?
ValancyCarmody over 8 years ago
She’s right about the fences, but the things on it are golf clubs and golf balls.