{"id":1999,"date":"2016-02-29T17:53:35","date_gmt":"2016-02-29T17:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/work.cgpsystems.cz\/learnguitarinlondon\/?page_id=1999"},"modified":"2025-06-20T12:51:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T12:51:04","slug":"whole-half-quarter-beats-introduction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/index.php\/whole-half-quarter-beats-introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Whole, Half + Quarter Beats \u2013 Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2 style=\"font-size: 32px;color: #090089;text-align: center;font-family:Open Sans;font-weight:700;font-style:normal\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >Lesson 3 - Whole, Half + Quarter Beats \u2013 Introduction<\/h2><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 16px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div id=\"ts-vcsc-youtube-8331459\" class=\"ts-video-container ts-ratio-sixteen-to-nine  ts-video-overlay-false\"  style=\"\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ts-video-iframe\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TUd3tHYkZB4?autoplay=0&showinfo=1&controls=1&autohide=1&rel=0&loop=0&modestbranding=0&mute=0&vq=auto&wmode=opaque\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay\"><\/iframe><\/div><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Rhythm in music is all about understanding different types of beats (or notes as they can also be referred to)<\/p>\n<p>In this lesson we\u2019ll be learning how to read and play the 3 most simple beats.<\/p>\n<p>This symbol is called the time signature. It\u2019s telling us that there are 4 quarter beats in each bar of music.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/4-4-time-signature-symbol.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2002\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2002 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/4-4-time-signature-symbol.jpg\" alt=\"4-4-time-signature-symbol\" width=\"31\" height=\"46\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nh-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2000\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2000 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/easy-beat-description.jpg\" alt=\"easy-beat-description\" width=\"755\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/easy-beat-description.jpg 755w, https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/easy-beat-description-300x120.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_btn3-container vc_btn3-center vc_do_btn\" ><a class=\"vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-lg vc_btn3-shape-rounded vc_btn3-style-modern vc_btn3-icon-left vc_btn3-color-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/index.php\/whole-half-quarter-beats-exercises\/\" title=\"\"><i class=\"vc_btn3-icon fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i> Next Lesson - Whole, Half + Quarter Beats \u2013 Exercises<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><strong>Course Progress Bar<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"wppb-wrapper inside full\"><div class=\"inside\">6 \/ 100<\/div><div class=\"wppb-progress full\"><span class=\"green\" style=\"width: 6%;\"><span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lesson 3 - Whole, Half + Quarter Beats \u2013 Introduction Rhythm in music is all about understanding different types of [...]","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1999","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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