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The chart above shows the four most common note values in music.

Whole – Half – Quarter – Eight


4 2 1 ½

All musical notes (as seen above) break down from the single “whole note” value at the very top. Whole
note breaks into 2 half notes. Half notes break into quarter notes. Quarter notes break into eighth
notes. Eighth notes break into sixteenth notes.

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