Music note values (quarter note, eighth note, half note, whole note, quarter rest, rhythm)

eighth note

1/2 beat of sound

whole note

4 beats of sound

Rest

silence

quarter rest

1 beat of silence

quarter note

1 beat of sound

Half rest

2 beats of silence

half note

2 beats of sound

duration

length of time something lasts

rhythm

long sounds and short sounds

Time Signature

tells how many beats are in each measure and what kind of note gets one beat