Lyras Music School – Teaching Tools
Basic Rhythm & Note Values
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Click on each symbol to hear its rhythmic value with a metronome click.
(Tempo reference: ♩ = 60 BPM)
Whole Note
4 beats
Plays 1 click every 4 beats
Half Note
2 beats
Plays 1 click every 2 beats
Quarter Note
1 beat
Basic pulse
Eighth Note
1/2 beat
Twice as fast as quarter
Sixteenth Note
1/4 beat
Very fast subdivision
Dotted Note
+50% duration
Example of dotted value
Whole Rest
4 beats silence
Silence for 4 beats
Half Rest
2 beats silence
Silence for 2 beats
Quarter Rest
1 beat silence
Silence for 1 beat
Eighth Rest
1/2 beat silence
Short silence
Sixteenth Rest
1/4 beat silence
Very short silence