In standard musical notation the sharp sign (#) denoted a note raised by a half step. There are also half sharps and 3/4-sharps for raising a note by 1/4 tone or 3/4 tone respectively.
The Americans call it the half note and the English call it a semi-breve.
A Sharp
A half note is usually just called a half note. Sometimes it is called a minim.
I think you're referring to a half note...?
minim
The Americans call it the half note and the English call it a semi-breve.
To play a half note on a musical instrument, you hold the note for half the duration of a whole note. This means you play the note for half the time indicated by the time signature of the music.
A Sharp
A dot placed after a musical note increases its duration by half.
A half note is usually just called a half note. Sometimes it is called a minim.
I think you're referring to a half note...?
In Music, a sharp is a symbol indicating the note is to be raised by one semitone. for example: A-sharp (A#) is the note one semitone (or one half-step) above A.
A musical note that contains three beats is called a dotted half note.
minim
An 8th note (quaver).
minim
An eighth note, a quarter note, and a half note.