A dot, placed after a note or rest on the stave, indicates that the note length or rest length is increased by half the original length of the note or rest.
In arithmetical terms, this means that the note or rest is 150% of its normal value, or 1.5 times.
For a note, the dot is placed immediately to the right of the head of the note, aligned with the centre of the circle, or, if this would lie on a line of the stave, slightly above: Example of dotted notes
For a rest, the dot is placed immediately to the right of the rest, within the space on the stave: Example of dotted rests
However, rests with dots are often not used, it is more common to see multiple rests.
A note is said to be dotted if it has a dot following it.
For example, a dotted crotchet is three quavers long, rather than two; a dotted semibreve is six crotchets rather than four.
It is possible, although it is quite rare, to have two (or, extremely rarely, three) dots.
The rule applies cumulatively to the original value of the note, so the second dot adds another quarter of the original length of the note, the third dot adds another one eighth of the original length.
The note is said to be double-dotted or triple-dotted
So a note with two dots is 175% of the normal value or 1.75 times.
A note with three dots is 187.5% or 1.875 times.
For example, a double-dotted minim is the same length as seven quavers (4 + 2 + 1). A triple-dotted semibreve is the same length as fifteen quavers (8 + 4 + 2 + 1).
Dots can also be placed above the stave over a note, but these have a totally different meaning in this context. They are staccato marks, meaning that the note in question should be played detached.
In music up to the Baroque period (including that of Bach and Handel), the use of dots was not so precise as described above. A dot meant an approximate lengthening by a half, but, depending on the context, it could be more or less than this. In those days, a double dot was not in common use.
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Basic Music Theory. Copyright Neil Hawes 2002
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A dot, placed after a note or rest on the stave, indicates that the note length or rest length is increased by half the original length of the note or rest.
In arithmetical terms, this means that the note or rest is 150% of its normal value, or 1.5 times.
For a note, the dot is placed immediately to the right of the head of the note, aligned with the centre of the circle, or, if this would lie on a line of the stave, slightly above: Example of dotted notes
For a rest, the dot is placed immediately to the right of the rest, within the space on the stave: Example of dotted rests
However, rests with dots are often not used, it is more common to see multiple rests.
A note is said to be dotted if it has a dot following it.
For example, a dotted crotchet is three quavers long, rather than two; a dotted semibreve is six crotchets rather than four.
It is possible, although it is quite rare, to have two (or, extremely rarely, three) dots.
The rule applies cumulatively to the original value of the note, so the second dot adds another quarter of the original length of the note, the third dot adds another one eighth of the original length.
The note is said to be double-dotted or triple-dotted
So a note with two dots is 175% of the normal value or 1.75 times.
A note with three dots is 187.5% or 1.875 times.
For example, a double-dotted minim is the same length as seven quavers (4 + 2 + 1). A triple-dotted semibreve is the same length as fifteen quavers (8 + 4 + 2 + 1).
Dots can also be placed above the stave over a note, but these have a totally different meaning in this context. They are staccato marks, meaning that the note in question should be played detached.
In music up to the Baroque period (including that of Bach and Handel), the use of dots was not so precise as described above. A dot meant an approximate lengthening by a half, but, depending on the context, it could be more or less than this. In those days, a double dot was not in common use.
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