A whole note if we're talking 4/4 time signature
whole note
a whole note equals 4 beats and takes up an entire measure in a 4/4 time signature
The number of counts in a whole note is dependent on the time signature. If the bottom number is 4 (quarter) then the whole note gets 4 counts; if the bottom number is 2 (half) then the whole note get 2 counts; etc.
A breve is a note that lasts for 8 beats/counts.
A semi-breve (looks like a big empty oval)
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 musical note that contains three beats is called a dotted half note.
a whole note equals 4 beats and takes up an entire measure in a 4/4 time signature
A dotted half note has three beats; you hold it for three counts.
A whole note is played for 4 beats.
The number of counts in a whole note is dependent on the time signature. If the bottom number is 4 (quarter) then the whole note gets 4 counts; if the bottom number is 2 (half) then the whole note get 2 counts; etc.
A breve is a note that lasts for 8 beats/counts.
A semi-breve (looks like a big empty oval)
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.
Counting 1,2,3,4 each count is one beat the four counts equals one bar. Hence 4 beats to the Bar is written 4/4
One. A semibreve is a Whole Note. However, there are two (2) half notes in a whole note, and there are four (4) quarter notes, and eight (8) eighth notes, as well as sixteen (16) sixteenth notes. You get the picture.
Commonly, There Are Four, Depending On The Length And Dynamics Of The Notes.
well it is kind of complicated but it is called a sixteenth note