Piano Sheet Music Unraveled

On one of our old entries, we discussed already the piano sheet music. It was all about the Clefs, piano accidentals and time signatures. If you missed it then clickà HERE.

But in this entry we’ll tackle something you always see in a piano sheet music. Some may see it as unique drawings or codes but they’re actually musical symbols. These musical symbols determine something on what you play in a piano sheet music. It is called piano notes.

Piano notes have different beats or counts. It tells how long you will play a certain note. Piano notes are always together with time signatures. They both determine how you play a certain piano sheet music. But in this entry let’s familiarize ourselves on what each easy piano notes beat have.

A whole note or also called a semibreve means you have a piano note will have 4 beats.

A dotted half note or a dotted minim will have 2 beats.

While a crochet or a quarter note will have one beat.

There is also the eight note or a quaver. It means a piano note will have a half beat.

So there you have it. Without these piano notes that determine the beat or pulse of the music, we will be lost while piano playing so be thankful. Understand them because once you do, piano sight reading will be a breeze.

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