How Many Beats Is a Sextuplet?

Sextuplet. The sextuplet is the same thing as the triplet, only you should divide it into 6 parts instead of 3. So when you hear the words “triplet” and “sextuplet” around, you now know that they mean 3 notes per beat, or 6 notes per beat.

What is a sextuplet in music?

1 : a combination of six of a kind. 2 : one of six offspring produced in the same pregnancy. 3 : a group of six equal musical notes performed in the time ordinarily given to four of the same value.

What is a sextuplet in piano?

[English] A group of six notes of equal length that are performed over the same duration of four notes of equal length. This can be thought of as two triplets.

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