I am doing duplets in the Grade 4 book, and I REALLY don't understand how they work
. Please could one of you kind people help me out?Pianoboe x
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Hi,
I am doing duplets in the Grade 4 book, and I REALLY don't understand how they work . Please could one of you kind people help me out?
Pianoboe x
I am doing duplets in the Grade 4 book, and I REALLY don't understand how they work
. Please could one of you kind people help me out?Pianoboe x
They work the opposite way to triplets: where you would see triplets and play 3 notes in the space of 2, you will instead see duplets and play two notes in the space of 3.
If that makes the slightest sense and with the disclaimer that I don't have the book so don't know exactly what you're looking at
If that makes the slightest sense and with the disclaimer that I don't have the book so don't know exactly what you're looking at
Thanks. I'm getting there (I think 
):- so a duplet over quavers = a dotted crotchet overall?
Pianoboe x
):- so a duplet over quavers = a dotted crotchet overall?Pianoboe x
Yes, a duplet over 2 quavers = 2 in the time of 3 = dotted crotchet. 
Often you might find a triplet in simple time and a duplet in compound time.
I think it may be easier to think in terms of a beat.
Imagine you are in 2/4 in which you normally count '1 and 2 and' for quavers. Now imagine that you fill a bar with six quavers i.e. 2 sets of 3 each being a triplet. What you hear is like a bar of 6/8 '1 and-a 2 and-a'. Now imagine you have one triplet and 2 normal quavers; you hear '1 and-a 2 and' (still with me?)
In 6/8 if you have 6 quavers you hear '1 and a 2 and a'. To get the '1 and-a 2 and' you would use one normal set of 3 quavers for a beat and then 2 quavers with a duplet sign over them.
Imagine you are in 2/4 in which you normally count '1 and 2 and' for quavers. Now imagine that you fill a bar with six quavers i.e. 2 sets of 3 each being a triplet. What you hear is like a bar of 6/8 '1 and-a 2 and-a'. Now imagine you have one triplet and 2 normal quavers; you hear '1 and-a 2 and' (still with me?)
In 6/8 if you have 6 quavers you hear '1 and a 2 and a'. To get the '1 and-a 2 and' you would use one normal set of 3 quavers for a beat and then 2 quavers with a duplet sign over them.
QUOTE(bourdon16 @ May 14 2007, 10:30 PM) 
I think it may be easier to think in terms of a beat.
Imagine you are in 2/4 in which you normally count '1 and 2 and' for quavers. Now imagine that you fill a bar with six quavers i.e. 2 sets of 3 each being a triplet. What you hear is like a bar of 6/8 '1 and-a 2 and-a'. Now imagine you have one triplet and 2 normal quavers; you hear '1 and-a 2 and' (still with me?)
Er, no sorry!
And, it's not because you're bad at explaining, I'm just awful at understanding
EDIT: Read it through about 6 times and I understand now, thanks!!!
Aha... So thats what a duplet is!! (And I'm supposedly studying G7 theory )
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They really baffle me too! It wasn't until I thought a pianist was playing really slowly that I looked in the score and found duplets! Then I understood!
How are duplets written in the score?
QUOTE(lizbun @ May 17 2007, 07:02 PM)
How are duplets written in the score?
with a little 2 over (like the 3 over triplets)
What are quintuplets - are they in the time of 4 or 6?
Quintuplets are groups of 5.
QUOTE(magicflute @ May 18 2007, 03:15 PM)
What are quintuplets - are they in the time of 4 or 6?
'quin' makes me think that they are in the time of 5.
QUOTE(magicflute @ May 18 2007, 03:15 PM)
What are quintuplets - are they in the time of 4 or 6?
Normally in the time of 4 I believe
QUOTE(earplugs @ May 18 2007, 03:24 PM)
QUOTE(magicflute @ May 18 2007, 03:15 PM)
What are quintuplets - are they in the time of 4 or 6?
Normally in the time of 4 I believe
So that makes them a bit faster doesn't it? Thanks
Oh thank you for this post! I was getting confused with duplets too! I understand now
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