Note Duration Flashcards
1
Q
The length of time that a note is played is called its…
A
note duration.
2
Q
Has the longest note duration in modern music:
A
Whole note
3
Q
Has half the duration of a whole note:
A
Half note
4
Q
A fourth (or a quarter) of a whole note:
A
Quarter note
5
Q
Notes smaller in duration than a quarter note have ___.
A
flags
6
Q
Has one flag:
A
Eighth note
7
Q
Two eighth notes occupy the same amount of time as one ___.
A
quarter note
8
Q
Has two flags, halving the value again:
A
Sixteenth note
9
Q
Two sixteenth notes equal the duration of an ___.
A
eighth note
