A dot beside a note will increase that note's length by half.
Dotted half-note last the same amount of time as 3 quarter-notes added together.
Dotted quarter-note lasts the same as 3 eighth-notes.
Dotted eighth-notes last the same as 3 sixteenth-notes.
In this snare drum exercise we have dotted minims, crotchets, and quavers.
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