Note & Rest Values - Music

​The whole note (also known as a semibreve) is held for 4 beats.

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​The half note (minim) is held for 2 beats.

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​The quarter note (crotchet) is held for 1 beat.

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​An eighth note (quaver) is held for 1/2 beat, while the sixteenth note (semiquaver) is held for 1/4 of a beat.

​If a whole note is held for 4 beats

​AND a half note is held for 2 beats, then:

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​1 Whole Note = 2 half notes

​By this logic, we can create the note values chart, where:

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​1 Whole Note = 2 half notes = 4 quarter notes = 8 eighth notes = 16 sixteenth notes.

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Using the mathematical patterns of the note value chart, we can also determine that:

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​1. There are 2 quarter notes in a half note.

​2. There are 8 sixteenth notes in a half note.

​3. There are 2 eighth notes in a quarter note.

​... and so on and so forth!

​Each note (sound) has an equal rest (silence).

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​For example: A whole note means sound is held for 4 beats. A whole REST means that SILENCE is held for 4 beats.

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​The END