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A common question: why don't we just call it F? In a scale, we only use each letter once, if we can. This is an F # major scale, and therefore, we want to specify that it's E #, because we've raised the E, just like we've "raised" every other note in the scale, including F!⁠
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In sheet music as well, it depends on where the note came from. We may call it E # if it would normally be E, but the composer decided to raise the note to lead into F # perhaps. It can often be debated, but it is ultimately the composer's choice, and we live with it!⁠
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The dot adds half the length of the note. A dotted half note is three beats, a dotted quarter is one and a half beats. But how do you count that? It will feel slightly syncopated. Try clapping along!⁠
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