Note Names
This type of note gets 2 beats.
Half note
This is what we call when there is a silence (no playing) in music.
Rest
A quarter note or a quarter rest get this many beats.
1 beat
This type of note gets four beats.
Whole note
This type of rest looks like a hat.
Half rest
A whole note or a whole rest get this many beats.
4 beats
This type of note gets 1 beat.
Quarter note
This type of rest looks like an upside down hat and gets 4 beats of silence.
Whole rest
A half note or a half rest get this many beats.
2 beat
This type of note gets half (1/2) a beat.
Eighth note
This type of rest looks like a fancy number 7 and gets 1/2 beat of silence.
Eighth rest
An eighth note or an eighth rest get this many beats.
Half (1/2) a beat
This type of note had two beats, but with a dot gets three.
Dotted half note
This type of rest looks like a squiggle or a lightning bolt and gets 1 beat of silence.
Quarter rest
Two eighth notes get this many beats.
1 beat