The Eighth Note
This is an eighth note. It lasts for half a count. There are eight eighth notes in one bar of * time. When eighth notes are joined together the tails are replaced by one beam.
The following exercise combines eighth notes with other note values.
You can now try some basic melodies that use the eighth note.
The Eighth Rest
This symbol is an eighth rest. It indicates half a beat of silence.
If a rest occurs after you have played a note, you must stop the note sounding. To do this, lift your finger off the fret but keep it lightly touching the string. To stop an open string sounding, lightly touch it with any finger of your left hand.
In the following melody an eighth rest appears on the first beat of bars 1, 3, 5 and 7.
Class Sessions
1- The Eighth Note
2- GLOSSARY OF<br>MUSICAL TERMS
3- How to Tune Your Guitar
4- The Sixteenth Note
5- New Notes
6- The Dotted Quarter Note
7- Classical Guitar Pieces
8- The Free Stroke
9- The Sharp Sign
10- INTRODUCTION
11- Classical Guitar Music Notated in Two Parts
12- Notes on the Fourth String (D)
13- Rests
14- Notes on the Second String (B)
15- Picking The Strings
16- Approach to Practice
17- New Note
18- Summary - The Notes So Far
19- Notes On The First String (E)
20- Using the Right Hand Thumb and Fingers Together
21- The Half Bar
22- Notes on the Fifth String (A)
23- Scales
24- Using the Rest and Free Stroke Together
25- The Lead-In
26- The G Major Scale
27- Notes on the Sixth String (E)
28- Chords
29- Parts of the Classical Guitar
30- Key Signatures
31- The Major Scale
32- Notes On The Third String (G)
33- Alternation Fingers
34- The Full Bar
35- Guitar Preparation
36- Arpeggios
37- New Chords
38- Duets
39- The Minor Scale
40- The Major Scale
41- The Repeat Sign
42- Dynamics
43- Keys and Key Signatures
44- Combining the Notes E, F and G
45- Electronic Tuner
46- New Notes
47- Fretboard Diagrams
48- Relative Keys
49- Left Hand Position - Review
50- Reading Guitar Music
51- Rhythm
52- Playing Position
53- Left and Right Hand Technique
54- Using a Metronome