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Skill: Quarter Notes in 2/2

Since a half note corresponds to one beat in 2/2 time, then a quarter note is only half a beat. Two quarter notes can occur within the same beat. A good way to picture this is to count, "1 and 2 and", and then the quarter notes can be either on the beat or on the "and". Quarter notes in 2/2 time would sound like: 1,2 ta ta ta ta. This is why we can't say generically that quarter notes get one beat, because in some time signatures they only get half a beat. It all depends on what the time signature is. That's why it's so important to notice the time signature before we start singing.

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