Hi,

Could anyone tell me what the following means : 2 quavers = a crotchet and quaver with a triplet mark over the crotchet and quaver. I think it is a metronome mark but not sure what it means exactly.

Thanks in advance

It indicates a "swung" type of rhythm - and the first time I came across this was in the Grade 3 "Top Cat!" piece

So two quavers sound like... daa da

Oh great ..... yes that makes sense, thanks for that

You're not alone. I met a new student recently who had learnt most of a similar piece with straight (ie even) quavers.

Solari is right - it indicates the quavers are to be played with the first of each pair slightly longer, and the second slightly shorter.