Definition of Quadruplet:

A quadruplet is a note-grouping of four, played in the length of three of its note-type. For example, sixteenth-note quadruplets span three normal sixteenth-notes.A quadruplet is marked with a small 4 on its note-beam, bracket, or slur. If the grouping spans more than three notes, it is designated a ratio such as 4:5 or 4:6; meaning four notes in place of five or six:

♫ Hear 4:3 in 9/8 time ♫ Hear 4:6 in 6/8 time

► View notation for the above examples

Also Known As:

quartina (It)quartolet (Fr)Quartole (Ger)

Musical Symbols:■ Staff & Barlines■ The Grand Staff■ Key Signatures■ Time Signatures■ Note Lengths■ Dotted Notes■ Music Rests■ Tempo Commands■ Accidentals■ Articulation■ Dynamics & Volume■ 8va & Octave Commands■ Repeat Signs■ Segno & Coda Signs■ Pedal Marks■ Piano Chords■ Trills■ Turns■ Tremolos■ Glissando■ Mordents

Beginner Piano Lessons▪  Notes of the Piano Keys▪  The Point Of Double-Sharps▪  Finding Middle C on the Piano▪  Essential Piano Fingering▪  Comparing Major & Minor ChordsGetting Started on Keyboards▪  Finding the Right Piano Teacher▪  Sitting Correctly at the Keys▪  Playing Piano vs. Electric Keyboard▪  How to Buy a Used PianoPiano Chords▪  Root Notes & Chord Inversion▪  Diminished Chords & Dissonance▪  Essential Piano Chord FingeringPiano Care▪  Everyday Piano Care▪  Safely Whiten Your Piano Keys▪  When to Tune a Piano▪  Piano Room Temps & Humidity LevelsPiano Recitals & Performing▪  What to Eat & Drink Before a Performance▪  Concert Etiquette for the Audience▪  Warming Up for a Piano Performance▪  Overcoming Mistakes On Stage♫ Musical Quizzes!● Identify the Piano Keys● Key Signature Quiz● Grand Staff Notes Quiz● Time Signature & Rhythm Quiz

Reading Piano Music• Note-Lengths in U.K. & U.S. English• Notes of the Piano Keys• Memorize the Grand Staff Notes• Reading Music RestsPiano Chords• Easy Bass Piano Chords• Chord Types & Symbols• Piano Chord Fingering• Diminished Chords & DissonanceReading Musical Symbols• Note Accents & Articulation Marks• How to Play Dotted Notes• Accidentals & Double-AccidentalsBeginner Piano Lessons• Comparing Major & Minor• Understanding the Key Signature• Types of Barlines• BPM & Tempo Commands• Left Hand Piano Fingering

Helpful Info For Owning a Piano

How to Safely Whiten Your Piano KeysLearn ivory-safe methods for brightening up your acoustic piano keys, and find out what you can do to prevent keyboard yellowing.When to Tune a PianoFind out when (and how frequently) you should schedule a professional piano tuning to keep your piano healthy and on-pitch.Ideal Piano Temp & Humidity LevelsLearn how to maintain sound quality and piano health by monitoring the temperature, humidity, and natural light in your piano room.

Illustrated Piano Chords:Abmaj ▪ Abma7 ▪ Abma9  | Abmin ▪ Abm7 ▪ Abm9  | Abdim ▪ Ab°7  | Abaug ▪ Ab+7  | Absus2 ▪ Absus4

Definition of Quadruplet:

A quadruplet is a note-grouping of four, played in the length of three of its note-type. For example, sixteenth-note quadruplets span three normal sixteenth-notes.A quadruplet is marked with a small 4 on its note-beam, bracket, or slur. If the grouping spans more than three notes, it is designated a ratio such as 4:5 or 4:6; meaning four notes in place of five or six:

♫ Hear 4:3 in 9/8 time ♫ Hear 4:6 in 6/8 time

► View notation for the above examples

Also Known As:

quartina (It)quartolet (Fr)Quartole (Ger)

Musical Symbols:■ Staff & Barlines■ The Grand Staff■ Key Signatures■ Time Signatures■ Note Lengths■ Dotted Notes■ Music Rests■ Tempo Commands■ Accidentals■ Articulation■ Dynamics & Volume■ 8va & Octave Commands■ Repeat Signs■ Segno & Coda Signs■ Pedal Marks■ Piano Chords■ Trills■ Turns■ Tremolos■ Glissando■ Mordents

Beginner Piano Lessons▪  Notes of the Piano Keys▪  The Point Of Double-Sharps▪  Finding Middle C on the Piano▪  Essential Piano Fingering▪  Comparing Major & Minor ChordsGetting Started on Keyboards▪  Finding the Right Piano Teacher▪  Sitting Correctly at the Keys▪  Playing Piano vs. Electric Keyboard▪  How to Buy a Used PianoPiano Chords▪  Root Notes & Chord Inversion▪  Diminished Chords & Dissonance▪  Essential Piano Chord FingeringPiano Care▪  Everyday Piano Care▪  Safely Whiten Your Piano Keys▪  When to Tune a Piano▪  Piano Room Temps & Humidity LevelsPiano Recitals & Performing▪  What to Eat & Drink Before a Performance▪  Concert Etiquette for the Audience▪  Warming Up for a Piano Performance▪  Overcoming Mistakes On Stage♫ Musical Quizzes!● Identify the Piano Keys● Key Signature Quiz● Grand Staff Notes Quiz● Time Signature & Rhythm Quiz

Reading Piano Music• Note-Lengths in U.K. & U.S. English• Notes of the Piano Keys• Memorize the Grand Staff Notes• Reading Music RestsPiano Chords• Easy Bass Piano Chords• Chord Types & Symbols• Piano Chord Fingering• Diminished Chords & DissonanceReading Musical Symbols• Note Accents & Articulation Marks• How to Play Dotted Notes• Accidentals & Double-AccidentalsBeginner Piano Lessons• Comparing Major & Minor• Understanding the Key Signature• Types of Barlines• BPM & Tempo Commands• Left Hand Piano Fingering

Helpful Info For Owning a Piano

How to Safely Whiten Your Piano KeysLearn ivory-safe methods for brightening up your acoustic piano keys, and find out what you can do to prevent keyboard yellowing.When to Tune a PianoFind out when (and how frequently) you should schedule a professional piano tuning to keep your piano healthy and on-pitch.Ideal Piano Temp & Humidity LevelsLearn how to maintain sound quality and piano health by monitoring the temperature, humidity, and natural light in your piano room.

Illustrated Piano Chords:Abmaj ▪ Abma7 ▪ Abma9  | Abmin ▪ Abm7 ▪ Abm9  | Abdim ▪ Ab°7  | Abaug ▪ Ab+7  | Absus2 ▪ Absus4

Definition of Quadruplet:

A quadruplet is a note-grouping of four, played in the length of three of its note-type. For example, sixteenth-note quadruplets span three normal sixteenth-notes.A quadruplet is marked with a small 4 on its note-beam, bracket, or slur. If the grouping spans more than three notes, it is designated a ratio such as 4:5 or 4:6; meaning four notes in place of five or six:

♫ Hear 4:3 in 9/8 time ♫ Hear 4:6 in 6/8 time

► View notation for the above examples

Also Known As:

quartina (It)quartolet (Fr)Quartole (Ger)

Musical Symbols:■ Staff & Barlines■ The Grand Staff■ Key Signatures■ Time Signatures■ Note Lengths■ Dotted Notes■ Music Rests■ Tempo Commands■ Accidentals■ Articulation■ Dynamics & Volume■ 8va & Octave Commands■ Repeat Signs■ Segno & Coda Signs■ Pedal Marks■ Piano Chords■ Trills■ Turns■ Tremolos■ Glissando■ Mordents

Beginner Piano Lessons▪  Notes of the Piano Keys▪  The Point Of Double-Sharps▪  Finding Middle C on the Piano▪  Essential Piano Fingering▪  Comparing Major & Minor ChordsGetting Started on Keyboards▪  Finding the Right Piano Teacher▪  Sitting Correctly at the Keys▪  Playing Piano vs. Electric Keyboard▪  How to Buy a Used PianoPiano Chords▪  Root Notes & Chord Inversion▪  Diminished Chords & Dissonance▪  Essential Piano Chord FingeringPiano Care▪  Everyday Piano Care▪  Safely Whiten Your Piano Keys▪  When to Tune a Piano▪  Piano Room Temps & Humidity LevelsPiano Recitals & Performing▪  What to Eat & Drink Before a Performance▪  Concert Etiquette for the Audience▪  Warming Up for a Piano Performance▪  Overcoming Mistakes On Stage♫ Musical Quizzes!● Identify the Piano Keys● Key Signature Quiz● Grand Staff Notes Quiz● Time Signature & Rhythm Quiz

Reading Piano Music• Note-Lengths in U.K. & U.S. English• Notes of the Piano Keys• Memorize the Grand Staff Notes• Reading Music RestsPiano Chords• Easy Bass Piano Chords• Chord Types & Symbols• Piano Chord Fingering• Diminished Chords & DissonanceReading Musical Symbols• Note Accents & Articulation Marks• How to Play Dotted Notes• Accidentals & Double-AccidentalsBeginner Piano Lessons• Comparing Major & Minor• Understanding the Key Signature• Types of Barlines• BPM & Tempo Commands• Left Hand Piano Fingering

Helpful Info For Owning a Piano

How to Safely Whiten Your Piano KeysLearn ivory-safe methods for brightening up your acoustic piano keys, and find out what you can do to prevent keyboard yellowing.When to Tune a PianoFind out when (and how frequently) you should schedule a professional piano tuning to keep your piano healthy and on-pitch.Ideal Piano Temp & Humidity LevelsLearn how to maintain sound quality and piano health by monitoring the temperature, humidity, and natural light in your piano room.

Illustrated Piano Chords:Abmaj ▪ Abma7 ▪ Abma9  | Abmin ▪ Abm7 ▪ Abm9  | Abdim ▪ Ab°7  | Abaug ▪ Ab+7  | Absus2 ▪ Absus4

Definition of Quadruplet:

A quadruplet is a note-grouping of four, played in the length of three of its note-type. For example, sixteenth-note quadruplets span three normal sixteenth-notes.A quadruplet is marked with a small 4 on its note-beam, bracket, or slur. If the grouping spans more than three notes, it is designated a ratio such as 4:5 or 4:6; meaning four notes in place of five or six:

  • ♫ Hear 4:3 in 9/8 time
  • ♫ Hear 4:6 in 6/8 time

► View notation for the above examples

Also Known As:

  • quartina (It)quartolet (Fr)Quartole (Ger)

Musical Symbols:■ Staff & Barlines■ The Grand Staff■ Key Signatures■ Time Signatures■ Note Lengths■ Dotted Notes■ Music Rests■ Tempo Commands■ Accidentals■ Articulation■ Dynamics & Volume■ 8va & Octave Commands■ Repeat Signs■ Segno & Coda Signs■ Pedal Marks■ Piano Chords■ Trills■ Turns■ Tremolos■ Glissando■ Mordents

Beginner Piano Lessons▪  Notes of the Piano Keys▪  The Point Of Double-Sharps▪  Finding Middle C on the Piano▪  Essential Piano Fingering▪  Comparing Major & Minor ChordsGetting Started on Keyboards▪  Finding the Right Piano Teacher▪  Sitting Correctly at the Keys▪  Playing Piano vs. Electric Keyboard▪  How to Buy a Used PianoPiano Chords▪  Root Notes & Chord Inversion▪  Diminished Chords & Dissonance▪  Essential Piano Chord FingeringPiano Care▪  Everyday Piano Care▪  Safely Whiten Your Piano Keys▪  When to Tune a Piano▪  Piano Room Temps & Humidity LevelsPiano Recitals & Performing▪  What to Eat & Drink Before a Performance▪  Concert Etiquette for the Audience▪  Warming Up for a Piano Performance▪  Overcoming Mistakes On Stage♫ Musical Quizzes!● Identify the Piano Keys● Key Signature Quiz● Grand Staff Notes Quiz● Time Signature & Rhythm Quiz

Reading Piano Music• Note-Lengths in U.K. & U.S. English• Notes of the Piano Keys• Memorize the Grand Staff Notes• Reading Music RestsPiano Chords• Easy Bass Piano Chords• Chord Types & Symbols• Piano Chord Fingering• Diminished Chords & DissonanceReading Musical Symbols• Note Accents & Articulation Marks• How to Play Dotted Notes• Accidentals & Double-AccidentalsBeginner Piano Lessons• Comparing Major & Minor• Understanding the Key Signature• Types of Barlines• BPM & Tempo Commands• Left Hand Piano Fingering

Helpful Info For Owning a Piano

How to Safely Whiten Your Piano KeysLearn ivory-safe methods for brightening up your acoustic piano keys, and find out what you can do to prevent keyboard yellowing.When to Tune a PianoFind out when (and how frequently) you should schedule a professional piano tuning to keep your piano healthy and on-pitch.Ideal Piano Temp & Humidity LevelsLearn how to maintain sound quality and piano health by monitoring the temperature, humidity, and natural light in your piano room.

Illustrated Piano Chords:Abmaj ▪ Abma7 ▪ Abma9  | Abmin ▪ Abm7 ▪ Abm9  | Abdim ▪ Ab°7  | Abaug ▪ Ab+7  | Absus2 ▪ Absus4