Which note value equals a quarter beat?

Which note value equals a quarter beat?

• A. Quarter Note
• B. Sixteenth Note
• C. Eighth Note
• D. Whole Note

Answer: (B)

In common time, one beat is a quarter note. If you split that beat into two equal parts, you get an eighth note (half a beat). Split it again into four equal parts, and you have a sixteenth note, which lasts one quarter of a beat. So a quarter beat is a sixteenth note. For reference, whole notes span four beats, half notes span two beats, quarter notes span one beat, eighth notes span half a beat, and sixteenth notes span a quarter of a beat. When counting, you often use subdivisions like 1 e & a to represent those four sixteenth-note parts inside each beat.

In common time, one beat is a quarter note. If you split that beat into two equal parts, you get an eighth note (half a beat). Split it again into four equal parts, and you have a sixteenth note, which lasts one quarter of a beat. So a quarter beat is a sixteenth note. For reference, whole notes span four beats, half notes span two beats, quarter notes span one beat, eighth notes span half a beat, and sixteenth notes span a quarter of a beat. When counting, you often use subdivisions like 1 e & a to represent those four sixteenth-note parts inside each beat.