"Whole note" Quotes from Famous Books
... to represent note-values the crotchet is taken as the unit; this is represented by a step; higher values, from the minim to the whole note of twelve beats, are represented by a step with one foot and a movement or movements with the other foot or with the body, but without progression, e.g., a minim by one step and a knee bend, a dotted minim by a step and two movements without progression, a whole note of twelve ... — The Eurhythmics of Jaques-Dalcroze • Emile Jaques-Dalcroze |