The Eighth Note
When eighth notes are joined together, the tails are replaced by one beam.
This is an eighth note. It lasts for half a count. There are eight eighth notes in one bar of * time.
Tap your foot on each beat (the number count) but not on the eighth notes in between the beats.
Here are two songs which contain eighth notes. Listen to the recording and clap and count the rhythms along with it.
Class Sessions
1- How We Sing
2- The Note B (ti)
3- The Dotted Quarter Note
4- The Eighth Note
5- The Note A (la)
6- The Lead-in
7- The Three Four Time Signature
8- The Note F (fa)
9- The Note E (mi)
10- How to Read Music
11- A Word About Pitch and Timing
12- Bar Lines
13- Diction
14- The C Major Scale
15- Posture
16- Breathing and Breath Marks
17- The Octave
18- Breathing
19- Singing Along With Others
20- Learning More About Music
21- Breath Control
22- The Keyboard
23- Melody
24- Sol-fa Syllables
25- Referring to the Keyboard
26- How to Find Middle C