Note Durations

There are many different durations of notes, typically you will see the following basic note durations in today's contemporary music:

• whole note
• half note
• quarter note
• eighth note
• sixteenth note

NOTE NAME		DURATION
Whole Note (American) Semibreve (British) 全音符 (Chinese)		4 beats in 4/4 time
Half Note (American) Minim (British) 二分音符 (Chinese)		2 beats in 4/4 time
Quarter Note (American) Crotchet (British) 四分音符 (Chinese)		1 beat in 4/4 time
Eighth Note (American) Quaver (British) 八分音符 (Chinese)		½ beats in 4/4 time
Sixteenth Note (American)　 Semiquaver (British) 十六分音符 (Chinese)		¼ beats in 4/4 time