Quaver = 1 tail
Semiquaver = 2 tails
demisemiquaver = 3 tails
hemidemisemiquaver = exactly 4 tails.

A guy I know who is, among other things, a good composer, has a dog called Semiquaver, because it's nearly aways as pleased as a dog with two tails. Remember that, and you can do the count yourselves right down to hds-quaver.

Hell, I knew all that music theory was going to have a payoff one day!

And now a question for everyone. Why are they called quavers anyway?

Hey, Max - Quordleplennui. Were you really that bored?


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