time signature
How many beats are in each note varies depending on the time signature. The time signature is the numerical fraction you will see at the left edge of the bar at the beginning of each piece of music. There are different lengths of notes, from a fraction of a beat to lasting the entire measure.
For example, if the time signature is 4/4, that means there are 4 beats in each measure (determined by the numerator) and a quarter note is assigned to each beat (determined by the denominator). So each note can theoretically represent any number of beats and vice versa. This is all determined by the composer to best represent the style or emotion that is desired for each section of music, as a composer can assign as many time signatures as they want for each composition.
Now, let's go to the 2nd part of your question about how the notes look.
1. A whole note which represents an entire measure, looks like a horizontal oval like a 0 turned on its side.
2. A half note, worth one half of a whole note looks like a small circle with a stick pointing up and attached to the side.
3. A quarter note, worth one quarter of a whole note and one half of a half note (getting the idea here?) Looks like a large dot with that same stick attached to the side.
4. An 8th note looks just like a quarter note except at the top of the stick there is a small hashmark or "flag" attached to the top of it and pointing to the right and down.
5. A 16th note looks just like an 8th note it to except it has 2 flags. Further subdivisions such as 32nd notes and so on continue down this line of adding a flag for each new half value.
Depends on what kind of note it is and there is no seconds that you are supposed to wait. It all depends on the time signature of the piece.
time signature
How many "beats" (pulses) in the measure. For instance: * 4/4 means 4 beats per measure and the quarter note gets one beat * 6/8 means 6 beats per measure and the eighth note gets one beat * 3/4 means 3 beats per measure and the quarter note gets one beat * 2/2 means 2 beats per measure and the half-note gets one beat
The top number in the time signature indicates how many beats per bar. In 6/8 time, for example, there are six beats per measure, and an eighth note is one beat.
It depends on the time signature but is equal to the top number.
It's called a "time signature." The top number indicates how many beats per measure, and the bottom number specifies the duration of note that gets one beat.
The top number indicates the number of beats per measure, and the bottom number indicates what note value gets one beat.
time signature
The top number indicates the number of beats per measure.
The top number indicates the number of beats per measure.
How many "beats" (pulses) in the measure. For instance: * 4/4 means 4 beats per measure and the quarter note gets one beat * 6/8 means 6 beats per measure and the eighth note gets one beat * 3/4 means 3 beats per measure and the quarter note gets one beat * 2/2 means 2 beats per measure and the half-note gets one beat
first of all, 4 quarter notes? four half notes? anyway, to answer your question, if one measure receives 4 quarter notes, it would be like this.... 4 beats in a measure: 4 quarter note gets one beat: 4 So the bottom number is what type of note gets one beat, and the top number states how many beats in one measure.
"2 over 4" refers to the time signature of a piece of music. It indicates that there are two beats per measure and the quarter note receives the beat. This means that each measure will be divided into two equal parts.
For any time signature, the first, or top number indicates how many beats are in one measure. The second, or bottom number indicates what kind of note is worth one beat. 6/8 indicates that there are six beats per measure and an eighth note gets one beat. A poem like "Humpty Dumpty" travels in 6/8 time.
The top number in the time signature indicates how many beats per bar. In 6/8 time, for example, there are six beats per measure, and an eighth note is one beat.
That indicates the number of beats for which you hold the note.
it tells you how many beats are in the measure
It depends on the time signature but is equal to the top number.