Simple Time Signatures
Time Signatures A time signature is a symbol which we write at the beginning of a piece of music to show how many beats there are in one bar. Time …
Dotted Notes
What are Dotted Notes? Notes and rests can have their lengths increased if we add one or more dots. For Grade 1 ABRSM music theory, you only need to understand …
Time Names of Rests
Rest Shapes In music theory, rests are symbols which tell you to stop playing, and how long to stop for. Rests come in different shapes depending on how long they …
Beaming in Groups
To view the note names in US English, hover over the UK terms. Beaming What is Beaming in Groups? To make music easier to read, we normally group these small …
Time Names of Notes
This page uses UK note names. USA note names are shown in brackets. Note Shapes To show how long notes should be held for, we draw them with different shapes. …