quarter note
One beat symbol
A quarter note is a musical note lasting one quarter of a whole note, or one beat in common time.
It's the basic rhythmic unit in most Western music, the pulse you tap your foot to.
In British terminology, it's called a crotchet.
The melody opens with four quarter notes.
Organization's workers collectively
- clefStaff pitch indicator
- measureUnit of quantity
- barDrinking establishment
- time signatureRhythmic fraction notation
rest · dotted · tie · slur · ledger line · sharp · flat · natural
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- pulseArterial blood throb
- downbeatNegatively toned or dispirited
- upbeatCheerfully optimistic
- backbeatAccent on weak beats
syncopation · triplet · duplet · pickup · accent · subdivision · count · pattern
staff
Organization's workers collectively
time signature · rest · dotted · tie · slur · ledger line · sharp · flat · natural · staccato
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
backbeat · syncopation · triplet · duplet · pickup · accent · subdivision · count · pattern · groove
metronome
Adjustable beat-marking device
presto · largo · moderato · vivace · lento · accelerando · ritardando · rubato · grave · allegretto
silence
Total lack of sound
- rhythmbeat, pulse, tempo, downbeat, upbeat
- kids musicsinging, songs, lullabies, nursery rhymes, alphabet songs
- music symbolstreble clef, bass clef, staff lines, sheet music
- music fundamentalsdo, re, mi, fa, sol
- music notationtreble clef, bass clef, clef, clefs, staff
- musical notationforte, score, piano, sheet music, notation
quarter notewhole note
Longest standard musical duration
breve · semibreve · half note · minim · sixteenth note
note, quarter, quaver, crotchet, semibreve, semiquaver, whole note, eighth note, half note