In the 1st pair, I think the first "double" should be a "dotted 1/8 and the second double should be a 1/16 note. The 2nd pair of 1/8 notes is O.K.
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One of my favorites, Oh Marie Polka is in the attachment. I like it because it has 3 parts.
It's hard to attest a forro rhythm to a Slovenian polka... but the 2nd C-E notes should be 16ths not 8ths. 
That error is repeated often... lol
The error is not in the OhMarie where it copies that same pattern:
Edit: Spoke too soon... on the last line:
That error is repeated often... lol
The error is not in the OhMarie where it copies that same pattern:
Edit: Spoke too soon... on the last line:
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The 2nd C&E should be 16th notes. It's missing a little line, that's all....
Has anyone spotted the musical error?
An ever tiny and not too important line BUT still... lolThe 2nd C&E should be 16th notes. It's missing a little line, that's all....
I'm confused...I know how it sounds but never really looked at the note details:
Has anyone spotted the musical error?
A dot written after a note adds one-half of the note's value to the original note's value. A quarter note equals one beat. A dot after the quarter note adds ½ beat (½ of the original value). A dotted quarter note equals 1½ beats.
@CC_PDX I thought your entries were outstanding - proper music making!And well done to all who entered- better luck next year
I'm going to open up my Finale program so I can better understand this.The 2nd C&E should be 16th notes. It's missing a little line, that's all....
Technically, an 8th note in this key signature constitutes 1 beat... so 4 beats per measure each beat with a value of an 8th note.
Unless you change the key signature, you cannot surpass the equivalent of four eighth notes or the similar equivalent value... (one half note, 2 quarter notes, 4 eighth notes, 8 sixteenth notes, 16 thirtysecond note, 32 sixy-fourth notes).
As it is written above, you are correct on the bass side, BUT a full 32nd of a note too much time placed in that measure... lol
Is it playable? Not easily/realistically... the time you are playing the first C-E notes bumps in to the 2nd C-E sequence by 1/32nd of a note and there is more note time layed out than there is time in the key signature. It's 4/8 time, not 4 and a 32nd/8 time!
So to be technically "proper", that 2nd C-E should be a 32nd note, not an 8th.
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Okay, I used Finale and with the 2/4 you have 4 8th notes to a measure, so with the dot on the first note you have 1/ 1/2 8th note and the second note needs a flag for a 16th note...I get it now...Thanks for pointing this out...I'm a little weak on music theory.
Technically, an 8th note in this key signature constitutes 1 beat... so 4 beats per measure each beat with a value of an 8th note.
Unless you change the key signature, you cannot surpass the equivalent of four eighth notes or the similar equivalent value... (one half note, 2 quarter notes, 4 eighth notes, 8 sixteenth notes, 16 thirtysecond note, 32 sixy-fourth notes).
As it is written above, you are correct on the bass side, BUT a full 32nd of a note too much time placed in that measure... lol
Is it playable? Not easily/realistically... the time you are playing the first C-E notes bumps in to the 2nd C-E sequence by 1/32nd of a note and there is more note time layed out than there is time in the key signature. It's 4/8 time, not 4 and a 32nd/8 time!
So to be technically "proper", that 2nd C-E should be a 32nd note, not an 8th.
It's definitely not to poo-poo on anything or anyone, but very much meant as a fun comment and a minor learning opportunity. Probably the equivalent of leaving out a period at the end of a sentence.
But hey, still, every participant that posted in this competition deserves a pat on the back!
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Jerry said, "It's hard to attest a forro rhythm to a Slovenian polka... "
Yeah, I was looking just at the example, not the full song. But you never know what would happen when a bunch of Slovenians bring their cordeens down to Fortaleza for a little jam.....
Yeah, I was looking just at the example, not the full song. But you never know what would happen when a bunch of Slovenians bring their cordeens down to Fortaleza for a little jam.....
Toss in a little slivovice and ANYTHING will be possible!Jerry said, "It's hard to attest a forro rhythm to a Slovenian polka... "
Yeah, I was looking just at the example, not the full song. But you never know what would happen when a bunch of Slovenians bring their cordeens down to Fortaleza for a little jam.....
Like adding an accelerant to a fire?
