Whole note: Four beats in 4/4 time Half note: Two beats Quarter note: One beat Eighth note: Half a beat Sixteenth note: A quarter of a beat Thirty-second note: An eighth of a beat Whole rest: Silence for a whole measure of 4/4 (four beats) Half rest: Two beats of silence Quarter rest: One beat of silence Eighth rest: Half a beat of silence Sixteenth rest: A quarter of a beat of silence Dotted half note: Three beats Dotted quarter note: One and a half beats Dotted eighth note: Three quarters of a beat Dotted whole note: Six beats What does a dot after a note do?: Adds half of the note's value What does a tie do?: Joins two notes of the same pitch into one longer sound What does a slur do?: Connects different notes to be played smoothly How many quarter notes equal a whole note?: Four How many half notes equal a whole note?: Two How many eighth notes equal a quarter note?: Two How many sixteenth notes equal a quarter note?: Four How many eighth notes equal a whole note?: Eight How many sixteenth notes equal a half note?: Eight How many quarter notes equal a half note?: Two How many sixteenth notes equal an eighth note?: Two What is a beam?: A thick line joining the flags of two or more eighth or shorter notes Triplet: Three notes played in the time of two of the same type Syncopation: Stressing the off-beats or weak beats Fermata: A symbol meaning hold the note or rest longer than written Time signature: Two numbers at the start telling beats per measure and which note gets the beat Top number of a time signature: How many beats are in each measure Bottom number of a time signature: Which note value gets one beat 4/4 time: Four beats per measure, quarter note gets the beat 3/4 time: Three beats per measure, quarter note gets the beat 2/4 time: Two beats per measure, quarter note gets the beat 6/8 time: Six beats per measure, eighth note gets the beat, often felt in two groups of three Common time symbol: A C, standing for 4/4 Cut time symbol: A C with a vertical line, standing for 2/2 Measure (bar): One section of music holding a set number of beats Bar line: A vertical line dividing measures Double bar line: Two vertical lines marking a new section Final bar line: A thin line and a thick line marking the end of a piece Beat: The steady pulse of the music Tempo: The speed of the beat Rhythm: The pattern of long and short sounds Meter: The way beats are grouped into measures Anacrusis (pickup): One or more notes before the first full measure Rest: A symbol for silence Stem direction rule: Notes below the middle line have stems up; middle line and above have stems down Repeat sign: Two dots by a double bar telling the player to repeat a section Quarter note value in 2/2 time: Half a beat Half note value in 2/2 time: One beat Whole note value in 2/2 time: Two beats Eighth rest value in 4/4: Half a beat Half rest plus quarter rest plus quarter rest in 4/4: One full measure of silence (4 beats) Two dotted quarter notes: Three beats total Free flashcards from Peabody at peabody.kids/flashcards/music-note-rest-values