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Since an eighth note is half the duration of a quarter note, we will substitute it for the 1/2 symbol.
As you can see, a dotted quarter note is equal to a quarter note plus an eighth note.
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They are used to let the duration of a note travel across barriers (such as the measure line in this example).
The fourth and fifth notes are now combined. If the measure line were not there, we could have written a half
note instead.
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