Strange question about music notation in NZ
Feb 5th 2007, 11:51 pm
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Strange question about music notation in NZ
OK, so I have some music theory training that I did in England (Grade 4 theory thank you very much 
) and hubby is a musician here in the US. Not our bread and butter, but it's his passion. 
We discovered fairly early on that we speak different languages when it comes to music notation...
UK crotchet = US whole note, or is it half-note?
Anyone know what I'm on about?
) and hubby is a musician here in the US. Not our bread and butter, but it's his passion. We discovered fairly early on that we speak different languages when it comes to music notation...
UK crotchet = US whole note, or is it half-note?
Anyone know what I'm on about?
Feb 6th 2007, 1:45 pm
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Re: Strange question about music notation in NZ
Feb 6th 2007, 9:38 pm
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Re: Strange question about music notation in NZ
yep, thankfully NZ uses the 'crochet' etc system! (my dp's a music teacher!)
I did grade four piano (many years ago) Maz - these days I can barely accompany my 5 year old on 'roll around the town'
I did grade four piano (many years ago) Maz - these days I can barely accompany my 5 year old on 'roll around the town'
Feb 7th 2007, 6:08 am
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Re: Strange question about music notation in NZ
Well the US system (which they borrowed from the Germans) expresses note duration as fractions of a 4/4 bar so a crotchet is a quarter-note, quaver is an eigth-note, minim half-note, semibrieve whole note etc. The US system would be a lot easier to teach I should think, but I like the old names.
