Why is it easier to play quarter notes?
Hey guys. In my earlier post I talked about how you can play fast at the same tempo...which many knew. Now it is indeed a common misconception that whole notes are far more easier to play than quarter notes.
Frankly speaking, to musicians who have been practicing for over six months..or one year (to be safe) it will make no difference to them, because they are used to it. However, for beginners, it will make a difference.
For people who are just entering the world of music, understanding rythm, beats, tempo, takes a while and counts (specially) is a major obstacle for some.
If a person is taught how to use a hammer, he may hurt himself once or twice, but once he gets used to it, he hardly makes a mistake. The same way, any worker will get used to what he is doing after a while.
Just like these two examples, if you tell a person to play a particular note at equal intervals, and you help him start off, he may go off beat once or twice, but then in just 5 minutes he can continuously play the same thing over and over again at the same intervals. You know why this happens?
Let me make it simpler for you. After you show a person how to do something at certain intervals, the mind has the ability to automatically pick up certain sounds, and when identified, address you to move your fingers at that time.
Now the 1st 2nd 3rd and 4th beat happen to be at equal intervals in any rythm. Therefore if a person has to play a note on each of these beats, he will start, and continue playing it at those intervals and he may just play a song fluently which is designed in quarter notes. Again, this happens because the time between the 4th and the 1st beat is also the same as the others, which makes it easy for him to keep track.
Now let's see the whole notes. Whole notes is extremely easy, I don't deny it. However, once a whole note is played, the person has to mentally count the beats and then play it exactly on the first beat. In quarter notes the mind gets used to playing it at that time, but in whole notes, people often tend to make many mistakes and beginners will not get the hang of it as easily as quarter notes.
I hope this post helped you in understanding. Doubts? comment without registration or email me at parthbhavnani@outlook.com. Thanks for reading, and also feel free to ask if you want me to post about something related to music. Thanks.
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Frankly speaking, to musicians who have been practicing for over six months..or one year (to be safe) it will make no difference to them, because they are used to it. However, for beginners, it will make a difference.
For people who are just entering the world of music, understanding rythm, beats, tempo, takes a while and counts (specially) is a major obstacle for some.
If a person is taught how to use a hammer, he may hurt himself once or twice, but once he gets used to it, he hardly makes a mistake. The same way, any worker will get used to what he is doing after a while.
Just like these two examples, if you tell a person to play a particular note at equal intervals, and you help him start off, he may go off beat once or twice, but then in just 5 minutes he can continuously play the same thing over and over again at the same intervals. You know why this happens?
Let me make it simpler for you. After you show a person how to do something at certain intervals, the mind has the ability to automatically pick up certain sounds, and when identified, address you to move your fingers at that time.
Now the 1st 2nd 3rd and 4th beat happen to be at equal intervals in any rythm. Therefore if a person has to play a note on each of these beats, he will start, and continue playing it at those intervals and he may just play a song fluently which is designed in quarter notes. Again, this happens because the time between the 4th and the 1st beat is also the same as the others, which makes it easy for him to keep track.
Now let's see the whole notes. Whole notes is extremely easy, I don't deny it. However, once a whole note is played, the person has to mentally count the beats and then play it exactly on the first beat. In quarter notes the mind gets used to playing it at that time, but in whole notes, people often tend to make many mistakes and beginners will not get the hang of it as easily as quarter notes.
I hope this post helped you in understanding. Doubts? comment without registration or email me at parthbhavnani@outlook.com. Thanks for reading, and also feel free to ask if you want me to post about something related to music. Thanks.
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