easy Set 4 Question Set

In 6/8, what is a duplet?

Tuplet

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In 6/8, what is a duplet?
Kind
duplet
Difficulty
intermediate
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Answer: 2 notes equally dividing a dotted-quarter beat

Triplet + triplet + triplet in 4/4 = how many beats?

Tuplet

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Triplet + triplet + triplet in 4/4 = how many beats?
Kind
triplet
Difficulty
intermediate
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Answer: 3 beats (each triplet group = 1 beat)

What is a triplet?

Tuplet

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What is a triplet?
Kind
triplet
Difficulty
intermediate
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Answer: 3 notes in the space of 2

How many eighth-note triplets fit in one ♩ beat?

Tuplet

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How many eighth-note triplets fit in one ♩ beat?
Kind
triplet
Difficulty
intermediate
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Answer: 3

What is a duplet?

Tuplet

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What is a duplet?
Kind
duplet
Difficulty
intermediate
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Answer: 2 notes in the space of 3 (used in compound time)

In 4/4, how long is each note in an eighth-note triplet?

Tuplet

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In 4/4, how long is each note in an eighth-note triplet?
Kind
triplet
Difficulty
intermediate
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Answer: ⅓ of a beat

A quarter-note triplet spans how many beats?

Tuplet

Question
A quarter-note triplet spans how many beats?
Kind
triplet
Difficulty
intermediate
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Answer: 2 beats (3 quarter notes in the space of 2)

What does the number 3 above/below notes indicate?

Tuplet

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What does the number 3 above/below notes indicate?
Kind
triplet
Difficulty
intermediate
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Answer: Triplet — play 3 in the time of 2

What is a quintuplet?

Tuplet

Question
What is a quintuplet?
Kind
quintuplet
Difficulty
intermediate
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Answer: 5 notes in the space of 4

How do you count an eighth-note triplet?

Tuplet

Question
How do you count an eighth-note triplet?
Kind
triplet
Difficulty
intermediate
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Answer: 1-trip-let or 1-la-li