Triplets: Music Theory

[@ChlorineHeart]

Great explanation but would've really improved by playing them so people can hear how it sounds! Makes a huge difference, you kind of have to "feel" triplets imo

[@Geellun]

I was taught to pronounce the word “triplet” with 3 syllables: trip-ah-let. That has served me well over the years.

[@kimberlynorton]

Crotchet = Quarter Note. Quaver = 8th Note. Semiquaver = 16th Note. Demisemiquaver = 32nd Note. Hemidemisemiquaver = 64th Note. Semibreve = Whole Note Minim = Half Note

[@Geewhombee]

Thankyou for this. 3 min in and I keep asking, "...what exactly is a crotchet and a quaver"

[@QuikVidGuy]

*suburban guy voice* Um, it's pronounced Crow-shay

[@claudiocabalin1023]

Kimberly Norton iii

[@Leo-rm1qn]

Gee what exactly is a quarter note and 8th note

[@Str8representing]

Where do these names originate from?

[@musictheoryguy]

Thanks for your kind comments! Very happy to make my videos available for free - and will continue to do so for as long as possible.

[@Derridonn]

If I'm not mistaken, quarter notes, half notes and eighth notes (US terminology) are called crotchets, minims and quavers (respectively) using UK terminology.

[@Taraalcar]

I love these videos, but it would be REALLY helpful if you also made a 2nd series, about ear/rhythm training, where you explained (audibly) how the various rhythms and time signatures actually sound. I get how triplets are calculated, but how they are performed is another thing altogether

[@QuikVidGuy]

Great, I know there are notations worth 2/3 their normal rhythmic value... But what does that MEAN? Are they played fast? Do they tack on an extra beat to the measure? Why would we use triplets? What IS a triplet, in essence?

[@ecronaclon47]

it's putting 3 notes in for the value of 2.

[@ecronaclon47]

so it kinda feels like 6/8 time in 4/4 time or something.

[@garysutton7078]

FINALLY - A video explaining some of the more complex triplets. I've been learning the score for Vaughan Williams "A Sea Symphony" and I've encountered all kinds of triplets I've never seen before. Some of them are like the examples in your video. I have also encountered a triplet in which there are three different notes. An especially tricky one for me is one in which a triplet is tied to a longer note that comes before - for example, a half note tied to a triplet of quarter notes. (The half note and the first note of the triplet are the same pitch and I don't know how long to hold that pitch). I agree with some of the comments that it would be helpful to hear these various examples played out. Thanks again for a great video.

[@aaronjohntolentino3703]

Wow! Amazing! When I started studying music, I got confuse all the time most especially to those deep music theories. Now then, this particular lesson paved me the way to understand TRIPLETS as one of the theories in music. Thank you!

[@julian_ossuna]

"it's very important that you are very comfortable with note values before watching this video" Me, very uncomfortable with note values: proceeds to watch the video anyways

[@taliesinmusic]

I find this a very counter-intuitive way of teaching. No point in explaining all this without us being able to listen.

[@crunch2773]

ive been watching the wrong videos this whole time... it all makes sense now! thank you!

[@crunch2773]

so much math 😅

[@musictheoryguy]

👍🏻

[@giantessmaria]

thank you. do you have any vids that would include actual examples of the notes BEING PLAYED, as to get the feel for the triplets in the different contexts?

[@joseluismendoza374]

I needed this video. I got confused the first time someone explained this to me

[@naruto0pwnz]

Thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuu finally, someone explaining how to find the rhythmic value of unequal triplets!

[@swiftlessons]

great lesson, though a bit of an adjustment for us Americans.

[@adrianherralgot4071]

Cry about it. Atleast its your native language

[@swiftlessons]

@@adrianherralgot4071 Okay 🤷‍♂️

[@comaispencer697]

I need to teach students in few hours and here am I browsing and watching on "how to teach triplets" ohmygod

[@unadormilona]

Thank you!! Your explanation was super simple to understand. 🤩

[@kitty82z]

I can't seem to find a video on inversions...but your videos are awesome!

[@TheIcecubelover]

Triplets... I didn't know there was unequal values counting as triplets, so thank you for letting me know that... ...And keep making videos, you're awesome!!

[@autumnssky]

This is such a simple video, thank you!

[@juancpgo]

Is it right to say that a triplet will always shrink a piece a notation to 2/3's of what its normal value (the same notation without the triplet) should be? I think that would be the most simple definition of it, wouldn't it?

[@ivylicudine4685]

This is a great lesson. Very easy to understand.

[@gavinbonser3602]

Thanks, this opens up a question no one seems to touch on. If the 2 notes that the triplets replace are lets say for the sake of this example 12 seconds long (6 each), a note would be played at 1 second followed by 5 seconds of decay and then at 7 seconds followed by 5 seconds of decay. So with that in mind does a triplet: Play on 1 second with 3 seconds decay, 5 seconds with 3 seconds decay and 9 seconds with 3 seconds decay? Or as I hear most people playing: 1 beat on 1 second the 3rd beat at 10 seconds (where a natural non triplet quarter note would sit, leaving 2 seconds decay) then note 2 stuck directly in the middle at 5.5 seconds. TIA

[@MRIBEIROSAX]

I think that if you had done some examples using a sound of each type of triplets it could be more complete and clear. Thanks for the lesson!

[@adrianabecerra2078]

Thankyou so much, this video made more sense than other videos.

[@DougHanson2769]

“That’s outside the scope of this video.” Triplets on a spaceship to the moon.

[@rachel250]

Is it possible to use semibrieves for triplets?

[@SuperDenon]

Thanks for the clear explanation! But could you please talk about the other tuplets too?

[@ChindoEnyidah]

Thank you, very helpful.

[@kigerbjj1977]

Very helpful for a complete noob(myself) It was nice that you left out actually playing them as that might be overwhelming or beginners.Anywho I'll subscribe and use these videos because you have a good style of teaching.

[@chanliyu6524]

Thank you so much for the clear and detailed explanation ! It really helps a lot ! :)

[@Kimberlysita95]

What a wonderful and clear explanation! Thankyou :)

[@nirvana8611]

I love your videos. It would be really helpful if you made videos on inversions.

[@crlake]

This is AWESOME. Thank you for taking the time.

[@tiro9723]

This is so helpful and clear! Thank you so much!

[@Spaghetti775]

These are fantastic videos.

[@hosseinjozjavadi2806]

very clear and useful explanation! thank you

[@Blankethaver]

It would really help me properly grasp these things and understand them if I had an example of how they would be used in context or practically.

[@jamesbondaygee]

Okay so I'm confused. So if you had in a single bar of 4/4 timing. What is the fraction of each note? I know quadruplets are 1/16ths

[@whitebuffalofarm5437]

Great vid... only... are you assuming that people do not know how to multiply by 2/3?

[@christiancarlodejesus5629]

Please do video(s) also for the duplets and tuplets.

[@OkanTandogan]

what if it is not a triplet but 5, 6, 7 etc; then how do we calculate the equivalent value?

[@leonriverbeam6614]

Thank you for this video! Can we ask if there are any free practice worksheets?

[@Solcius123123]

Your videos are so useful thank you

[@mohamedraafat1139]

very interesting, did not know that before.love it

Nice explanation, thanks! But this is exactly why I so often hate music notation. Unnecessary complexity like paralel terminologies (crochet=quarter note=1). Then these weird constructs like triplets. What is the point of them anyway? Why not duplets, fifthlets etc?

[@seanearnest]

Very well presented, thanks very much!

[@curare122]

I don't understand how we get the value of a half note with triplet quarters. More specifically why do we use two quarter notes out of the triplet quarters to derive a half note? There are three quarter notes in that triplet. 1/4 + 1/4 +1/4

[@malicksidibe3379]

Great Video :) One thing I don't really get is why you actually take only two of the note values to calculate the triplets..

[@Djshandsmusic]

don't got it completely but im getting there. This video has helped, thanks!

[@musictheoryguy]

Have a look at my website (link from my channel page) which details my videos in either grade or topic order - hope this helps. Best wishes.

[@steampunkhulk5559]

Im more confused now, cause, like, arent tuplets just however many notes spread evenly in the time of 1 beat? Like 4 16th notes would be 1 e + a, 2 then a quintuplet would be something like 41234, 2. Can someone help me understand whats actually correct cause i forgot how to understand

[@recipehacker9752]

I used to date triplets but that ended up hurting my crochet

[@rpenguinboy]

im really good at theory from this channel thanks musictheoryguy!

[@musictheoryguy]

This is excellent news! Thanks for your feedback. Best wishes.

[@SuperKrissy2000]

this has been really helpful thanks a million

[@bayanr9249]

GUYS PLZ HELP: How do you play a piano piece that has 8th notes on the right hand and triplet 8th notes on the left? How do you play those notes in sequence correctly? Help would be appreciated, thx

[@cintaminbunny]

just what i needed now my day is a little better

[@1kitts]

Thank you VERY much! Understood immediately!

[@Annabel23]

This is so awesome!!! Thank you so much🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@kellylau1884]

Please do duplets! Your videos are very helpful for me btw

[@Numocron]

Wow man this is a very interesting music theory video I love it.😃👍❤️

[@jocelynlieo6961]

It’s very useful Thanks a lot

[@soapybork]

Thanks so much, this was so clear and I understood it straight away from this video. Thank you for the help!

[@bariphonium4]

What if a triplet has a rest, eighth note, and quarter note all in One?

[@hagelslagopjebrood3]

Than you'd overcomplicate things to much.

[@flamedraa]

turbo triplet

[@xthetansiblingsx5405]

Thank you, this helps alot for my theory :)

[@Fuiape]

Can someone please refer me to the video that shows you how to play triplets?

[@ishaniedirisinghe6590]

Nice explanation.. Thank you

[@musictheoryguy]

👍🏻

[@OliverZhong]

That was so helpful! Thanks!

[@shihyizu]

Thank you for all these wonderful videos, they helped me a lot. You must be a great teacher in your country.

[@ViceVerseAh]

Your a great teacher!

[@homeofcreation]

so the most important thing is beyond the scope of this video: how to play them.

[@PriZeMaN1]

What is rhythmic value, is that the same as note value???

[@morethanyouthink5626]

thank you so much, it helped me a lot :D

[@qrockz007]

Since when has a quarter note a value of 1/2 ?

[@NATmusic27]

6:27 isn't this 1/4+1/8+1/8+1/4?

[@thedarknobody5769]

I see your confusion as a crotchet is supposed to be a quarter note. However, in music theory a crotchet has a value of one. This is the result of the common use of the 4/4 time signature where a whole note is one measure but the beat consists of four quarters and is counted like this. Having this in mind a quaver equals half a crotchet and a semiquaver equals half a quaver or a quarter crotchet. I hope my answer is helpfull, its kinda difficult to explain.

[@JohnStraussmusic]

ok so quarter note, half notes, and eighth notes are called something else in other countries?

[@MaisonArmani]

thanks it has been very useful...

[@mastterby]

This was very helpful, thank you :D

[@TunnelSnake-es7tu]

This is all I needed to know

[@YaMusic97]

In Indian C Music simply you can pronounce the Rythm 🥁 of Time signature like this 👇😊 Tha - 1/4 Tha ka - 2/4 Tha Ki Ta - 3/4 Tha ka Thi Mi - 4/4 Tha ka Tha Ki Ta - 5/8 Tha Ki Ta Tha Ki Ta - 6/8 Tha Ki Ta Tha Ka Thi Mi - 7/8 Tha ka Thi Mi Tha ka Thi Mi - 8/8 Tha ka Tha Ki Ta Tha ka Thi Mi - 9/8 Tha ka Thi Mi Tha Ki Ta Tha ka Thi Mi - 11/8

[@alexs3912]

Can someone please explain to me how a triplet would work in a peice that is already in a three-four time signature, thanks

[@RSTAR2009]

Thank you so much!

[@profmajr]

this is literally the only thing i do not understand yet

[@xxczerxx]

So 1 set (3) 8th note triplets = 1 quarter note?

[@faboxbkn]

wow thank you very much! great video.

[@jonathanparrish8209]

what is a crochet ?

[@soapybork]

a crotchet is a quarter note (we have other names for them in the UK)

[@48Xtian]

thank you it was very helpful.

[@CalebePriester]

What I look for is beyond the scope if this video haha you fooled me on that one

[@podrozujacyprzezinternet3070]

Great video

[@musictheoryguy]

👍🏻

[@Dansolo69]

great vid dood

[@maryl.4506]

THANK YOU!

[@gamitells4586]

wow this actually helped thanks :D

[@JUNOtheArtist]

Thank you!

[@AJ-kv1po]

this was posted on my birthday lmao

[@christianfarley6914]

Thanks 😃 it really helped

[@Drexboy2002]

Christian Farley

[@christianfarley6914]

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[@saucystay]

Thank you, I love you! This was so clear! :)

[@tjwashere1000]

1/4 1/2 1/4 triplet. I got this answer using the formula 2/3. How would I represent the rhythmic value for that ? HELP

[@pollak40]

Taylor Bounting Looks like there may be a mistake in your algebra. (1/4) + (1/4) + (1/2) = (2/4) + (1/2) = (1/2) + (1/2) = 1

[@tjwashere1000]

Jefferey Javachip This is how I performed the problem. STEP 1 [Triplets with Unequal value] (1/4)+(1+4)+(1/2)=(2/4)+(1/2)= multiply 2 to (1/2) for common denominator=(2/4)+(2/4)=(4/4)=1 STEP 2 (1/3) Can't proceed because it will give me an answer in decimal form. STEP 3 Convert answer into a note of the same value. It must be a dotted note of some kind. Before I just added the same value twice (1/3)+(1/3)= (2/3) because I couldn't find a note of the same value. Maybe a doted eighth note? Not sure if that'd break a rule or not.

[@tjwashere1000]

Jefferey Javachip One is an odd number as well. mathworld.wolfram.com/OddNumber.html I could have found one weird exception to this formula, but whats the rule?

[@mcfloridaman2192]

Brooo this is the voice of the jerries from the movie “soul”

[@yaseminplaceboful]

I cant find anywhere where he explains beaming from the beginning, so to spak

[@mrpedrobraga]

Simplified: Add all the values and multiply by 2/3