Well, in music the most basic symbol for the beat is the quarter note.

音乐中表示拍的最基本符号是四分音符

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That tells a performer that the quarter note is carrying the beat.

这就告诉演奏者,四分音符表示拍

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Think of the quarter you see the quarter note that's the beat.

你看到的四分音符就是拍

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The quarter note usually carries the beat.

四分音符通常表示拍

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So every gesture of the hand is going to be the equivalent of a quarter note.

那么,每个手部的动作,都相当于一个四分音符

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Okay. So that's the music. Now having done this setup, if you think about it, and think about the fact that what note symbol gets the beat in our course- quarter note, okay.

好,这就是音乐,做过这一套以后,如果你在思考,那么想一想,在我们课程中用来代表节拍的是什么音符,四分音符,好的

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And this whole note obviously can be subdivided into two half notes and each of the half notes into two quarter notes each of these quarter notes into two eighth notes, and so on.

这个全音符,很明显,可以再分为两个半音符,每个半音符又可以再细分为两个四分之一音符,每个四分之一音符可以再分为两个八分之一音符,等等

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