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Eighth notes

Two even claps per beat.

Eighth notes split each beat in two. The first falls on the click and the second halfway to the next click, on the "and".

Keep both halves equal. A common mistake is to swing them, making the first longer, without meaning to.

FigureCountKodály syllables
Two eighths1 &ti-ti
Eighth rest + eighth(1) &sh-ti

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