eighth notes
Quavers in music
Eighth notes are musical notes with a duration half that of a quarter note—eight of them fill a measure in common time.
Written with a filled oval head and a stem with a single flag, they're often beamed together in groups: The passage moves in rapid eighth notes.
Also called quavers in British usage.
- quaverUnsteady vocal sound
- beamsRays or supports
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
- measureUnit of quantity
- tripletSet of three
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- rhythmsbeat, rhythm, syncopation, offbeat, cadence
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Four-beat musical symbols
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