STUDIES ON SIX-EIGHT (6/8) METER
The Six-eight meter consists of two units containing three Eighth-Notes each with the accents on the 3rd and the 6th beats respectively and counted as follows.
ETUDE
MM 
= 60 (Here, an Eighth-note is to be played at the tempo of 60 beats per
minute.)
ETUDE
MM
= 70 (The Eighth-note is to be played at the tempo of 70 beats per minute.)
MORE ABOUT RESTS
DOTTED RESTS:-Dotted rests have the time duration similar to those of dotted-notes, which appear in the notation as shown below:
REST FOR MULTIPLE BARS / MEASURES:-Rests for more than one whole bar may be indicated as shown below.
OCTAVA
In written music, when a series of notes containing too many lower or upper ledger lines, an indication known as 8va (OCTAVA ) is placed above or below the staff to save time and space as well as to make the reading or writing of notes easier. For example:
| The 8va placed above the staff
indicates to play the notes ONE octave higher as shown
below.
|
The 8va placed below the staff
indicates to play the notes ONE octave lower as shown below.
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