Note Values and Counting
Whole
note= w Half note= h Quarter note = q
Eighth
note= e E Sixteenth note= px
Two
Eighth notes= iiq Two Sixteenth notes= jq
There are 2 half notes in a whole note.
There are 4 quarter notes in a whole note.
There are 8 eighth notes in a whole note.
There are 16 sixteenth notes in a whole note.
There are 2 quarter notes in a half note.
There are 4 eighth notes in a half note.
There are 8 sixteenth notes in a half note.
There are 2 eighth notes in a quarter note.
There are 4 sixteenth notes in a quarter note.
There are 2 sixteenth notes in an eighth note.