Day 2 - Note Duration

Note duration: length of time a note is played - there are four types of notes; whole note, half note, quarter note, eighth note, sixteenth note

Whole note: longest duration in modern music, looks like an eyeball

Half note: half the duration of a whole note, looks like a lopsided oval with a straight line sticking out of it. Two half notes equal one whole note.

Quarter note: One-fourth of a whole note, resembles a half note, with the “oval” filled in. Two quarter notes equals a half-note, two half notes equals a whole note.

Notes smaller than quarter note have flags. Each flags halves a note’s value.

Eighth note: smaller than quarter note, looks like a quarter note with a flag on it. Two eighth notes equal one quarter note, two quarter notes equal a half note, two half notes equal a whole note.

Sixteenth note: has two flags on it, halving the value of an eighth note. Two sixteenth notes equal one eighth note, two eighth notes equal a quarter note, two quarter notes equal a half note, and two half notes equal a whole note. Four sixteenth notes can also equal one quarter note.

Notes with three or more flags exist, but are rarely used.