How Many Beats
Whole Note?
FOUR Beats.
Looks like an upside down hat.
Whole Rest.
Very "S" like.
Treble Clef
Oval.
Whole Note
2 note heads with stems, connected with 1 beam.
2 Eighth Notes
Half Note?
TWO Beats.
A squiggly line.
Quarter rest.
Half a heart or an ear with 2 dots.
Bass Clef
A filled-in note head, with a stem.
Quarter Note
4 note heads with stems, connected with 1 beam.
4 Eighth Notes
Quarter Note?
ONE Beat.
A top-hat?
Half Rest (2 beats).
2 vertical lines.
Filled-in note head, with a stem, and flag.
Eighth Note
4 note heads with stems, connected with 2 beam.
4 Sixteenth Notes
Eighth Note?
0.5 (or 1/2) of a Beat.
A fancy number seven.
Eighth Rest.
Oh no! Here comes "Trouble."
Treble Clef
Non-filled-in note head, with a stem.
Half note
Non-Filled in note head with a stem, and a dot.
Dotted Half Note
Sixteenth Note?
0.25 (or 1/4) of a beat.
It sure looks like a backwards "F."
Sixteenth Rest
Keep that on the down "Low."
Bass Clef
Filled-in note head, with a stem, 2 flags.
Sixteenth Note
A filled-in note head with a stem, and a dot
Dotted Quarter Note