note

Examples of note in the following topics:

• Dots, Ties, and Borrowed Divisions

  • A half note is half the length of a whole note; a quarter note is half the length of a half note; an eighth note is half the length of a quarter note, and so on.
  • So a dotted half note, for example, would last as long as a half note plus a quarter note, or three quarters of a whole note.
  • For example, the first dot after a half note adds a quarter note length; the second dot would add an eighth note length.
  • A dotted half lasts as long as a half note plus a quarter note.
  • When these eight notes are played as written, only five distinct notes are heard: one note the length of two whole notes; then a dotted half note; then another note the same length as the dotted half note; then a quarter note; then a note the same length as a whole note plus a quarter note.

• Duration: Note Lengths in Written Music

  • The simplest-looking note, with no stems or flags, is a whole note.
  • A note that lasts half as long as a whole note is a half note.
  • A note that lasts a quarter as long as a whole note is a quarter note.
  • The pattern continues with eighth notes, sixteenth notes, thirty-second notes, sixty-fourth notes, and so on, each type of note being half the length of the previous type.
  • Note lengths work just like fractions in arithmetic: two half notes or four quarter notes last the same amount of time as one whole note.

• Bass Notes

  • The note following the slash should be the bass note.
  • The note named as the bass note can be a note normally found in the chord - for example, C/E or C/G - or it can be an added note - for example C/B or C/A.
  • If the bass note is not named, it is best to use the tonic as the primary bass note.
  • The note following the slash is the bass note of the chord.
  • It can be a note that is already in the chord - making the chord a first or second inversion - or it can be an added note, following the same basic rules as other added notes (including using it to replace other notes in the chord).

• Components of a Note

  • Notes Receivable represents claims for which formal instruments of credit are issued as evidence of debt, such as a promissory note.
  • Maker-the maker of a note is the party who receives the credit and promises to pay the note's holder.
  • The maker classifies the note as a note payable.
  • Payee-the payee is the party that holds the note and receives payment from the maker when the note is due.
  • The payee classifies the note as a note receivable.

• Notes Payable

  • Demand promissory notes are notes that do not carry a specific maturity date, but are due on demand by the lender.
  • When a note is signed and it becomes a binding agreement, a notes payable can be recorded to report the debt on the balance sheet.
  • If periodic payments are made throughout the term of the note, the payments will reduce the notes payable balance.
  • It's important not to confuse a note with a loan contract, which is a legally distinct document from a note.
  • A promissory note due in less than a year is reported under current liabilities.

• Introduction to Note-taking

• Financial Statement Notes

  • Notes to financial statements are added to the end of financial statements.
  • These notes help explain specific items in the financial statements.
  • The notes clarify individual line items on the various statements.
  • Notes can also explain the accounting methods used to prepare the statements.
  • The notes support valuations for how particular accounts have been computed.

• Rhythmic Values

  • For example, if a quarter note is equivalent in duration to two eighth notes, a dotted quarter note would be equivalent to three eighth notes.
  • Generally, undotted notes divide into two notes; dotted notes divide into three.
  • Thus, undotted notes are typically used to represent the beat level in simple meter, while dotted notes are used to represent the beat in compound meter.
  • For example, a quarter note with two dots would be equivalent in duration to a quarter, eighth, and sixteenth note.
  • In the example below, the duration of the first pitch is longer than a single measure, so it is represented by tying the dotted half note, which lasts the full measure, to the first beat of the subsequent measure.

• Where Octaves Come From

  • Musical notes, like all sounds, are made of sound waves.
  • The higher the frequency of a note, the higher it sounds.
  • That means their note has exactly two waves for each one wave that the men's note has.
  • Any note that is twice the frequency of another note is one octave higher.
  • A note that is an octave higher or lower than a note named "C natural" will also be named "C natural".

• First and Second Inversions

  • Note: But if you change the pitch or spelling of any note in the triad, you have changed the chord (see Naming Triads).
  • You cannot call one chord the inversion of another if either one of them has a note that does not share a name (for example "F sharp" or "B natural") with a note in the other chord.
  • If the third of the chord is the lowest note, the chord is in first inversion.
  • If the fifth of the chord is the lowest note, the chord is in second inversion.
  • It does not matter how far the higher notes are from the lowest note, or how many of each note there are (at different octaves or on different instruments); all that matters is which note is lowest.