note value
How long held
Note value is the duration of a musical note relative to other notes.
A whole note lasts twice as long as a half note, which lasts twice as long as a quarter note, and so on.
The term helps musicians understand rhythm and timing: Students learn note values before tackling complex pieces.
Also called time value.
- crotchetOne-beat musical note
- durationLength of existence
- tripletSet of three
- halfEqual portion of two
- measureUnit of quantity
whole · quarter · music · music theory · tie · sixteenth · diminution · minim · subdivision · flag · thirty-second · continuance · augmentation · staff · sixty-fourth · maxima · tempo · beat
note valuepitch
Frequency of sound
volume · dynamics · loudness · timbre · tone color
note valuewhole note
Longest standard musical duration
semibreve · sixty-fourth note · breve · rest
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