tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367173689821897070.post3036353322592516712..comments2024-03-23T12:42:50.151-04:00Comments on MMmusing: Strings and ArrowsMICHAEL MONROEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16392848296427560715noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367173689821897070.post-5847725873573000682014-10-23T06:20:13.611-04:002014-10-23T06:20:13.611-04:00My senior year of high school I studied piano with...My senior year of high school I studied piano with someone from England and she used all the British terms for note values. I swear it took me all year to figure out what she was talking about - but I was never confident in it. I wonder what the history is behind the differences in naming convention?Tanya Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07303740704566793062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367173689821897070.post-49178809479400829162014-10-20T14:00:51.524-04:002014-10-20T14:00:51.524-04:00Rhymes with "watch it" (though I looked ...Rhymes with "watch it" (though I looked it up to be sure since I've read the word "crotchet" countless times but perhaps heard it spoken only a few at most). <br /><br />But that's just the beginning. A 16th note is a semiquaver (not too bad), a 64th note a demisemiquaver (hmm), and if you want to extend out to a 128th note (admittedly, a rare 5-flagged animal), it's called a: semihemidemisemiquaver, which would almost be worth writing just to say.MICHAEL MONROEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16392848296427560715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367173689821897070.post-26876488976865843272014-10-20T11:35:02.319-04:002014-10-20T11:35:02.319-04:00Wow, I had no idea that the British had their own ...Wow, I had no idea that the British had their own names for note values. Is "crotchet" pronounced to rhyme with "day" or with "pet," I wonder? Either way, I'm glad that a spark has rekindled your blog. (Not being much of a violist, I enjoyed your couplets.)Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320424263195855067noreply@blogger.com