Understanding Note Values in Music

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Receives 1 beat in 4/4 time

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Receives 2 beats in 4/4 time

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Receives 4 beats in 4/4 time

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Receives half (1/2) of a beat in 4/4 time

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Receives a quarter (1/4) of a beat in 4/4 time

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Receives 1 beat in 4/4 time

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Eighth note is twice as long as a sixteenth note

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Whole note receives 4 beats and is held for the duration of 4 quarter notes

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Two half notes (two beats each) is equivelant in value to one whole note (four beats)

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4 

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Four sixteenth notes (1/4 of a beat each) are equal to one quarter note (1 beat)