In 3/4, 4/4 or 6/4 time, a dotted half note
In 3/8 or 6/8 time, a dotted quarter.
A musical note that contains three beats is called a dotted half note.
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3 beats
In 3/2, a whole note gets two beats.
In 3/2 time, there are 3 beats in the measure and the half note gets the beat.
3 quarter notes beats per measure APEX
in 4/4 time, a note held for 3 beats is a dotted minim. the minim is 2 beats and the dot adds half the value of the note, hence 3 beats.
A dotted half note will always get three beats because a dote adds half the value of the note to the note. So a half note = 2 beats, 1/2 of 2 = 1, so 2+1=3. If you are in 4/4, it equals three beats. If you are in3/4, it equals three. 2/4 and 2/2 cannot have a dotted half note because the value is too big. In 6/8, the value changes because the eighth note gets the beat instead of the quarter note. So then the dotted half note would get 6 beats, instead f three because everything is basically doubled. Hope that helps!!
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In a 4/4 measure it would be 3 beats. =)
An eighth note, a quarter note, and a half note.
It's called a dotted minum