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Duplets and grouping

Music theory, Rhythm, 13 minutes

Duplets in compound time, triplets recapped, and how notes and rests are grouped in every Grade 4 time signature.

Duplets

A duplet is the opposite of a triplet: two notes in the time of three. It is used in compound time, where a beat normally divides into three. Two duplet quavers fill one dotted crotchet beat.

6/8: a duplet fills the first beat, then a dotted crotchet

A triplet still means three notes in the time of two.

The rest of this lesson and its 5 practice questions are in Plus.

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5 exam-style questions, marked as you go, each with a worked solution
Anything you get wrong is saved to your flashcards

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