Elements of Music Notation : Note Values
by Elaine Ernst Schneider and Joanne Mikola
| Whole Note |  |
Four beats equal one whole note. |
| Half Note |  |
Two half notes make a whole. |
| Quarter Note |  |
Two quarter notes make a half note Four quarter notes make a whole note |
| Eighth Note |   |
Two eighth notes = 1 quarter note |
| Sixteenth Note |  |
Two sixteenth notes make one eighth. |
| Thirty Second Note |  |
Two 32nd notes = one sixteenth note |
| Whole Rest |  |
Worth 4 beats, like the Whole Note |
| Half Rest |  |
Worth 2 beats, like the half note |
| Quarter Rest |  |
Worth one beat, like the quarter note |
| Eighth Rest |  |
Worth half a beat, like 1 eighth note |
| Sixteenth Rest |  |
Worth a half an eighth rest. |
| Thirty Second Rest |  |
Worth half of a sixteenth rest. |
| ‘Hold’ dot |  |
Used with notes and rests to add half a beat again the note or rest value. |
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Assignment : Worksheet 2 : Worksheet 3
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