In our guide to dotted rhythms, you’ll see examples of dotted notes written out in music notation, alongside examples of ties and syncopations. We’ll also share how dotted notes function …

A double-dotted note is a note with two small dots written after it, with a duration of 13⁄4 times its basic note value. Double-dotted notes are much less common than single dotted notes.

Jul 5, 2024 · A dotted note is simply as it sounds: a note with a dot next to the right of the note head, as shown below. This dot makes the note last longer by adding on half its value. Let’s …

This dotted notes free piano lessen will show you how to read and play dotted whole, half, quarter, eighth and sixteenth notes.

Jul 1, 2025 · What are dotted notes? Learn how to count dotted quarter notes, read dotted notes music and master dotted notes and rests with simple techniques.

Oct 16, 2024 · Two common notations that people get confused are triplets and dotted notes. Dots and triplets modify other notes. They change how long beats are supposed to be held in …

Dec 1, 2025 · A dotted note is any note with a dot placed directly after it, which extends the note’s duration by half its original value. For instance, a quarter note, typically one beat, becomes …

In Western musical notation, a dotted note is a note with a small dot written after it. In modern practice, the first dot increases the duration of the basic note by half (the original note with an …

Dots are always placed on the right-hand side of the note head. A dot makes a note (or rest) longer by 50%. Or, in other words, a dotted note is equal to itself, plus half of itself. Normally, a …

Another way to understand dotted notes is to compare them to tied notes of the same value. For example, a dotted half is the same length as a half tied to an quarter, because a quarter …