{"id":20976,"date":"2021-10-31T09:19:02","date_gmt":"2021-10-31T08:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edwinm29.sg-host.com\/?p=20976"},"modified":"2025-07-02T11:27:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T09:27:15","slug":"eighth-and-sixteenth-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/blog\/eighth-and-sixteenth-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn to count eighth notes and sixteenth notes in music"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #103133;color:#103133\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #103133;color:#103133\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/blog\/eighth-and-sixteenth-notes\/#What_are_eighth_notes\" >What are eighth notes?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/blog\/eighth-and-sixteenth-notes\/#How_to_count_eighth_notes_quavers\" >How to count eighth notes?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/blog\/eighth-and-sixteenth-notes\/#What_are_sixteenth_notes\" >What are sixteenth notes?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/blog\/eighth-and-sixteenth-notes\/#How_to_count_sixteenth_notes\" >How to count sixteenth notes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/blog\/eighth-and-sixteenth-notes\/#Dotted_eighth_and_sixteenth_notes\" >Dotted eighth and sixteenth notes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/blog\/eighth-and-sixteenth-notes\/#Eighth_and_sixteenth_note_triplets\" >Eighth and sixteenth note triplets<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/blog\/eighth-and-sixteenth-notes\/#Eighth_notes_vs_sixteenth_notes_%E2%80%93_whats_the_difference\" >Eighth notes vs. sixteenth notes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_eighth_notes\"><\/span><strong>What are eighth notes?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The eighth note, or quaver, is a note value that is worth half a beat. Two or more eighth notes can be beamed together using a single line. You will see groups of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">piano note<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> quavers beamed in groups of 2, 3, 4 and sometimes 6.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A single eighth note symbol looks like this with one flag:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20986 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image8.png\" alt=\"eighth note\" width=\"123\" height=\"160\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A beamed eighth note symbol looks like this:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21131 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image13.png\" alt=\"beamed eighth note\" width=\"288\" height=\"179\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A combination of single and beamed eighth notes looks like this:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21147 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image15-1-e1749818476270.png\" alt=\"combination of single and beamed eighth notes\" width=\"722\" height=\"137\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image15-1-e1749818476270.png 722w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image15-1-e1749818476270-300x57.png 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image15-1-e1749818476270-640x121.png 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 722px) 100vw, 722px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;&lt;div class=&quot;componentContainer&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;row&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;column&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;h2Notable&quot;&gt;Start your musical journey&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fall in love with the music -&lt;\/strong&gt; Learn your favorite songs, at a level suitable for you.&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Enjoy interactive piano lessons -&lt;\/strong&gt; Explore courses covering music theory, technique chords &amp; more.&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Get real-time feedback -&lt;\/strong&gt; Skoove&#039;s feedback tells you what went well and what needs practice.&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;\/ul&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;column&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/optimized\/iPhone15-1A-3-800.webp&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;1024&quot; height=&quot;846&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-large&quot; \/&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;\/small&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;skooveButton skooveButtonWithin&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Book a trial lesson&quot; href=&quot;https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/auth\/register_promotion?coupon=7d-blog-npd&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=btf&amp;utm_campaign=7d-blog-npd&amp;t=Start%20a%207%20day%20free%20trial&amp;st=No%20credit%20card%20required!&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot;&gt;Book a trial lesson&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;small&gt;No credit card details required&lt;\/small&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:577,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;9&quot;:1,&quot;12&quot;:0}\"><div class=\"componentContainer\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"column\"><div class=\"h2Notable\">Start your musical journey<\/div><ul><li><span><strong>Fall in love with the music -<\/strong> Learn your favorite songs, at a level suitable for you.<\/span><\/li><li><span><strong>Enjoy interactive piano lessons -<\/strong> Explore courses covering music theory, technique chords & more.<\/span><\/li><li><span><strong>Get real-time feedback -<\/strong> Skoove's feedback tells you what went well and what needs practice.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"column\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/optimized\/iPhone15-1A-3-800.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"846\" class=\"alignnone size-large\" \/><\/div><\/div><small><\/small><a class=\"skooveButton skooveButtonWithin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Book a trial lesson\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/auth\/register_promotion?coupon=7d-blog-npd&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=btf&utm_campaign=7d-blog-npd&t=Start%20a%207%20day%20free%20trial&st=No%20credit%20card%20required!\" rel=\"noopener\">Book a trial lesson<\/a><small>No credit card details required<\/small><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_count_eighth_notes_quavers\"><\/span><strong>How to count eighth notes (quavers)?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eighth notes are worth half a beat. So how many eighth notes are in a quarter note? It takes two eighth notes to equal one beat. Two eighth notes are equal to one quarter note. A single eighth note is one eighth the duration of a measure in 4\/4 time. This is where the name eighth note comes from. We can easily count quarter notes (crotchets) like this with <\/span><a href=\"\/blog\/how-to-remember-piano-notes\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">notes on piano<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21010\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"981\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image3.png 981w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image3-300x66.png 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image3-768x168.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 981px) 100vw, 981px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>More symbols are needed to account for the added beats of eighth notes. We use the symbol \u201c+\u201d and pronounce it \u201cand\u201d to subdivide a musical pulse for eighth notes. In 4\/4 time, we count eighth note symbols like this:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21018\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1083\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image4.png 1083w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image4-300x58.png 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image4-1024x197.png 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image4-768x148.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1083px) 100vw, 1083px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When learning how to count 16th notes we pronounce these eighth note beats as \u201cone and two and three and four and\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So how many eighth notes are in a half note? Skoove has the answer for you. Practicing eighth note beats and subdivisions with the Skoove app will help you feel and play them better in time. With an interactive play-along system, practicing music with these rhythms with Skoove is just like playing them with the metronome! By practicing with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/en\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">online piano lessons<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you can improve your time feel while playing fun and exciting music at the same time.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container\"><iframe title=\"Ready steady boogie &amp; the left hand pattern\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/641515793?h=b1bd3e67e9&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"231\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span class='maxbutton-1-container mb-container'><a class=\"maxbutton-1 maxbutton maxbutton-christmas\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Go to the lesson\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/redirect?page=247\"><span class='mb-text'>Go to the lesson<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are also rests equal to the duration of eighth notes. The eighth rest is likewise equal to \u00bd of a count.\u00a0 The eighth rest looks like this:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-74002 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/rests-8-e1749818305848-300x230.jpg\" alt=\"eighth rest\" width=\"148\" height=\"113\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/rests-8-e1749818305848-300x230.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/rests-8-e1749818305848-640x490.jpg 640w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/rests-8-e1749818305848.jpg 756w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 148px) 100vw, 148px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You see this rest commonly in syncopated passages of music where melodies start on the off beats instead of the downbeats.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_sixteenth_notes\"><\/span><strong>What are sixteenth notes?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sixteenth notes, or semiquavers, are twice as fast as eighth notes. So how many sixteenth notes are in a quarter note? It takes 4 sixteenth notes to make 1 beat, which means that sixteenth notes are equal to \u00bc of a beat. It takes 8 sixteenth notes to make <\/span><a href=\"\/blog\/what-are-quarter-half-and-whole-notes\/#What_is_a_half_note\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a half note in music.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (a minim).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A single sixteenth note features a closed note head with a stem and two flags. Like eighth notes, sixteenth notes can be beamed into groups of 2, 3, 4 and sometimes 6.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A single sixteenth note looks like this:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20978 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image14.png\" alt=\"sixteenth note\" width=\"119\" height=\"160\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notice that it looks the same as an eighth note, with the exception of two flags instead of one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Four beamed sixteenth notes looks like this, notice the double beaming representing the two flags:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21026 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image16-1.png\" alt=\"Four beamed sixteenth notes\" width=\"363\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image16-1.png 363w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image16-1-300x132.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A combination of single and beamed sixteenth notes can look like this:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21034 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image5-1-e1749818541962.png\" alt=\"combination of single and beamed sixteenth notes\" width=\"789\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image5-1-e1749818541962.png 789w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image5-1-e1749818541962-300x55.png 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image5-1-e1749818541962-768x140.png 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image5-1-e1749818541962-640x117.png 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 789px) 100vw, 789px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_count_sixteenth_notes\"><\/span><strong>How to count sixteenth notes<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sixteenth notes are half the value of eighth notes, which means we have twice as many notes to count. Therefore, we need to subdivide bars and beats further. When counting 16th note subdivisions we use the letters \u201ce\u201d and \u201ca\u201d pronounced \u201cee\u201d and \u201cah\u201d to count sixteenth notes. Try practicing this rhythm using any of <\/span><a href=\"\/blog\/bass-clef-notes-on-piano\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the bass clef notes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is how you count sixteenth note beats in 4\/4 time:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21042\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image9.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"917\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image9.png 917w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image9-300x69.png 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image9-768x176.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 917px) 100vw, 917px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When internalising how to play sixteenth notes we pronounce them as \u201c1 \u2013 ee \u2013 and \u2013 ah \u2013 2 \u2013 ee \u2013 and \u2013 ah \u2013 3 \u2013 ee \u2013 and \u2013 ah \u2013 4 \u2013 ee \u2013 and \u2013 ah.\u201d You can compare the counting of eighth and sixteenth note beats like this:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21074\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image11.png 1999w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image11-300x80.png 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image11-1024x274.png 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image11-768x205.png 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image11-1536x410.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notice how the downbeats one, two, three and four and the \u201c+\u201d symbol all line up between the eighth and sixteenth notes?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like the sixteenth note, the sixteenth rest is worth quarter of a beat and features two flags and looks like this:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21122 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image7-e1749818639906.png\" alt=\"Sixteenth rests\" width=\"126\" height=\"106\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take care to count sixteenth note rests properly as they often appear in more complex passages of music.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dotted_eighth_and_sixteenth_notes\"><\/span>Dotted eighth and sixteenth notes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With <\/span><a href=\"\/blog\/dotted-notes-in-music\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dotted notes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the dot adds \u00bd of the note value to the rhythm. Therefore, a dotted eighth note is equal to \u00be of a beat. Since the eighth note receives \u00bd of a beat and \u00bd of \u00bd is \u00bc, this means the dotted eighth note is equal to \u00bd + \u00bc, or \u00be of a beat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A dotted eighth note looks like this:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21082 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image6-e1749818703281.png\" alt=\"dotted eighth note\" width=\"115\" height=\"136\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The dotted sixteenth note follows the same logic. Let\u2019s do a little math to figure it out. The sixteenth note receives \u00bc of a count. \u00bd of \u00bc is \u215b. \u00bc plus \u215b equals \u215c.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The dotted sixteenth note looks like this:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21090 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image1-e1749818717280.png\" alt=\"Dotted sixteenth notes\" width=\"119\" height=\"132\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Eighth_and_sixteenth_note_triplets\"><\/span><strong>Eighth and sixteenth note triplets<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do eighth and sixteenth note triplets work? One eighth note triplet is equal to the duration of one beat. It takes four eighth note triplets to count the duration of a whole note.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eighth note triplets are beamed in groups of three and looks like this:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21098 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image12-1.png\" alt=\"Eighth note triplets\" width=\"1999\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image12-1.png 1999w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image12-1-300x71.png 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image12-1-1024x243.png 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image12-1-768x182.png 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image12-1-1536x364.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To count this example of four beats you would pronounce \u201c1 \u2013 trip \u2013 let \u2013 2 \u2013 trip \u2013 let \u2013 3 \u2013 trip \u2013 let \u2013 4 \u2013 trip \u2013 let.\u201d You can practice these rhythms using any of <\/span><a href=\"\/blog\/treble-clef-notes\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the treble clef notes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sixteenth note triplets follow the same logic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A single sixteenth triplet is equal to \u00bd of a count.\u00a0 Sixteenth triplets can be beamed together in groups of 3 or 6. They look like this:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21106\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image2-1.png 1999w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image2-1-300x71.png 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image2-1-1024x242.png 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image2-1-768x182.png 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image2-1-1536x363.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Likewise, we need to add in a few more syllables to account for the added beats in sixteenth triplets. So practice and play it slowly until you get the hang of the rhythm. Using a metronome set at a slow tempo will help you as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Eighth_notes_vs_sixteenth_notes_%E2%80%93_whats_the_difference\"><\/span><b>Eighth notes vs. sixteenth notes \u2013 what\u2019s the difference?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s compare what we have learned about counting sixteenth notes with this handy table.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-155\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-155\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Feature<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Eighth Notes<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Sixteenth Notes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Beats per note<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u00bd<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">\u00bc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Notes per beat<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Flags\/Beams<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Counting<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1 and 2 and...<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1 ee and ah 2 ee and a...<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-155 from cache -->\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now you have mastered the basics of both eighth and sixteenth notes it\u2019s time to put your newfound knowledge into practice. As you have seen in this article Skoove is a great resource to help you with all aspects of your piano playing. Download Skoove and start learning today. Happy practicing!<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container\"><iframe title=\"Skoove\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/479012867?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"231\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class='maxbutton-1-container mb-container'><a class=\"maxbutton-1 maxbutton maxbutton-christmas\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Start free trial\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/en\/promotions\/1m-blog-npd\"><span class='mb-text'>Start free trial<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Author of this blog post:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6965 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Author-Box-Edward-1.png\" alt=\"Edward Bond\" width=\"212\" height=\"217\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Eddie Bond is a multi-instrumentalist performer, composer, and music instructor currently based in Seattle, Washington USA. He has performed extensively in the US, Canada, Argentina, and China, released over 40 albums, and has over a decade experience working with music students of all ages and ability levels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are eighth notes? The eighth note, or quaver, is a note value that is worth half a beat. Two or more eighth notes can be beamed together using a single line. You will see groups of piano note quavers beamed in groups of 2, 3, 4 and sometimes 6. 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