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Note & Rest

September 27, 2022

In music notation, a semibreve (British English) or whole note (American English) is a note symbol that represents the longest duration commonly used in musical compositions. It is an open notehead without a stem and is used to indicate a note with a duration equal to four beats in common time (4/4 time) or its equivalent in other time signatures. A dotted minim, also known as a dotted half note (in American English), is a musical note value that extends the duration of a half note by half of its original value. In other words, a dotted minim is worth three beats in 4/4 time or its equivalent in other time signatures. A minim, also known as a half note, is a musical note value that represents a duration of two beats in common time (4/4 time) or its equivalent in other time signatures. It is named "half note" because it is half the duration of a whole note (semibreve). A dotted crotchet, also known as a dotted quarter note (in American English), is a musical note value that extends the duration of a quarter note by half of its original value. In other words, a dotted crotchet is worth one and a half beats in 4/4 time or its equivalent in other time signatures. A crotchet, also known as a quarter note (in American English), is a musical note value that represents a duration of one beat in common time (4/4 time) or its equivalent in other time signatures. It is named "quarter note" because it is one-quarter the duration of a whole note (semibreve). A dotted quaver, also known as a dotted eighth note (in American English), is a musical note value that extends the duration of an eighth note by three-quarters of its original value. In other words, a dotted quaver is worth one and a half beats in 4/4 time or its equivalent in other time signatures. A quaver, also known as an eighth note (in American English), is a musical note value that represents a duration of half a beat in common time (4/4 time) or its equivalent in other time signatures. It is named "eighth note" because it is one-eighth the duration of a whole note (semibreve). 2 / 2 A semiquaver, also known as a sixteenth note (in American English), is a musical note value that represents a duration of one-fourth of a beat in common time (4/4 time) or its equivalent in other time signatures. It is named "sixteenth note" because it is one-sixteenth the duration of a whole note (semibreve).

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