[Menvi-discuss] Sixteenth notes groupings rule

[Jeanie Willis]

Yes, and I would just add that if you know the print rules for grouping it basically follows that.  In essence grouping into beats, so if the time signature has crotchet beats you can group all four semiquavers, if dotted crotchet beats such as in 6/8 group 6 semiquavers.  Where the print might use sub groupings with just one line along the top and groups of 4 with the double line below then group your semiquavers to those sub grouping, so for example in a dotted minim beat in 3/2.  So basically stick to 4’s and 6’s.

 

The simple way to remember it is that if a whole beat is semiquavers and is followed by anything other than a quaver then use this method.  If you have lots of them in a row then always write the first one of each new beat as the full semiquaver and use the quaver abbreviation for the other notes in the beat, this makes the beats easier to see, just like print beams beats together.

 

I think this also applies where there are rests included and the rests are treated the same as if they are notes for whether to use this or not, but Ella or someone else might be able to clarify on that point.

 

Jeanie 

 

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Subject: Re: [Menvi-discuss] Sixteenth notes groupings rule

 

Hello, this is indeed a little confusing. If the four sixteenth notes is immediately followed by an eighth note or rest, the four sixteenth notes must be written as actual sixteenth notes. This clearly differentiates sixteenth notes from eighth notes. If the four sixteenth notes is immediately followed by a note value other than an eighth (e.g quarter, half), then the sixteenths can be grouped into fours with the first written as an actual sixteenth and the three remaining written like eighth notes. Similar sorts of groupings are used for groups of six sixteenth notes in 6/8 or 3/8 time kinda thing.

 

On Wed, Oct 18, 2023 at 4:05 PM Julie Novak via Menvi-discuss <menvi-discuss at menvi.org <mailto:menvi-discuss at menvi.org> > wrote:

Hi All, 

This is my first question for this group. I'm confused by when the sixteenth notes start to look like eighth notes when they are grouped together. I notice in groupings of four, there will be a sixteenth note and the rest will look like eighth notes but we treat them as sixteenth notes.  When I have a measure that truly has eighth notes and sixteenth notes in it, I'm confused about which are actually sixteenth notes. I've read the Music Braille Code book but I'm still not 100% clear on the rule. I'm wondering if one of you would kindly take the time to explain, Thanks in advance. I hope my question is clear. 

Sincerely, 
Julie Harrison 

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