The New Method for Tenor Banjo
Tenor Banjo(plectrum), online tutorial by William C. Stahl
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Character and Value of the Notes, Rests, Etc. |
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As musical sounds may be long or short, their duration or value is indicated by a particular form of note.
The longest sound is designated by this character o, which is called a whole note, the duration or time of which is determined by counting four.
A sound continued but half as long, that is, while counting two, is expressed by a half
 Table of the Notes and their Proportions. |
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One whole note Is equal to two half notes Or four quarter notes Or eight eighth notes
Or sixteen sixteenth notes
Or thirty-two thirty-second notes |
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The Division of Music |
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Music is divided into equal parts by bars. The music between two bars is called a measure. |
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TIME
In the various figures used to indicate time, the upper figure indicates the number, and the lower figure the kind of notes in each measure. |
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Examples of Various Degrees of Time. |
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