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half-note

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half-note
n
(Music, other) the usual US and Canadian name for minim [2]


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The compositional style employs direct, simple, lyrical melodic lines over a calm and unwavering pulse--frequently half-note value--faintly reflective of certain popular styles that were much in the air in the early 1970s.
To demonstrate the fundamental importance of rhythm in music, play for your beginning student the melody of Jingle Bells using an incorrect rhythm--perhaps 3/4 time with a quarter-note, half-note pattern--and ask the student to identify the tune.
 
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