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In music, a crotchet is a British musical term which is synonymous with the American music quarter note.

A quarter note is one quarter (1/4th) the duration of a whole note.
a crotchet is a note played for one quarter of the duration of a whole note

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How many quavers in a crotchets?

A quaver is an eighth note. A crotchet is a quarter note. A quaver is HALF of a crotchet.


What does the note look like of a crotchet?

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What note is twice the length of a crotchet note?

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What is a crotchet plus a dotted crotchet plus a quaver plus a crotchet?

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What is the name of a 2 beat note length?

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What is the name of the note that last for an eighth of a beat?

There are eight demi-semiquavers in one (crotchet) beat.


What type of note is twice the length of a crotchet?

A quaver is half the length of a crotchet. A semi quaver is a quarter of a crotchet's length . A minum is double its length while a dotted minum is three times it length. A semibreve is four times the length of a crotchet.


How many eighth notes in a crotchet?

Two of them make a crotchet, or in a quarter note.


Which is bigger crotchet or semi quaver?

A semibreve is four times longer than a crotchet. If you imagine a semibreve with a length of 64 (for theory's sake) as a 'whole note', a half note with a length of 32 is a minim, a quarter note with length 16 is a crotchet, etc. The list goes on. Here's a helpful link: http://neilhawes.com/sstheory/theory12.htm Scroll down to the table and you should find that very illustrative. {| ! ! | ! | ! ! ! | ! | ! ! ! | ! | ! ! ! | ! | ! ! ! | ! | ! ! ! | ! | ! ! ! | ! | ! ! ! | ! | ! | |}


How many quavers are there in a crotchet?

In England an eighth-note is called a quaver, a quarter note is called a crotchet. So there are two quavers in a crotchet.


What A dotted note has three beats.?

Assuming they are crotchet beats, the note worth three crotchet beats would be a dotted minim.