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Quarter Note (noun)

Type: noun, music notation

Pronunciation: /kor-ter-note/

Also spelled or known as: Quarter-Note, QuarterNote

What does Quarter Note mean?

A note that in 4/4 time is worth 1 beat or 1/4 of a whole note.

More notes: Whole Note, Half Note, A note, B note, C note, D note, F note

A Quarter Note (used in music notation) is a note that in 4/4 time is worth 1 beat or 1/4 of a whole note.

Example sentence: “Can you sing it in a quarter note?”

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