A quaver lasts for half a crotchet beat - so there are two to the time of a crotchet.
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Quaver (eighth note)
' It's like a crotchet but, it also has a tail coming out of the side of its stem. The note tail is also referred to as a flag or a hook. The tail halves the value of the note again and so a quaver has a value of half a beat, half as long as a crotchet.Quavers are a British snack food, originally made by Smiths, and now produced by Walkers. In February 2007, Walkers changed the packaging for all their snack products, which were Quavers, Wotsits, Squares, French Fries and Monster Munch. This packaging reflected the usage of Sunseed Oil, which was used in all products.
Notes
| American Name | British Name | Duration |
|---|
| Whole Note | Semibreve | 4 Beats |
| Half Note | Minim | 2 Beats |
| Quarter Note | Crotchet | 1 Beat |
| Eighth Note | Quaver | 1/2 a Beat |
In 4/4 time a whole note gets FOUR beats; a half note gets TWO beats, and a quarter note gets ONE beat.
A Minim is worth 2 Crotchets. A Crotchet is worth 2 Quavers. Therefore, a semibreve is the equivalent length of time as 8 Quavers OR 4 Crotchets OR 2 Minims. Quaver = Eighth note.
An eighth note, also called a quaver is a note played for one eighth the duration of a whole note (semibreve). It lasts a quarter of the duration of a half note (minim) and half of the duration of a quarter note (crotchet). In 4/4 time a whole note lasts for four beats.
A quarter note (American) or crotchet (British) is a note played for one quarter of the duration of a whole note (or semibreve). Often, musicians will say that a crotchet is one beat, but this is not always correct, as the beat is indicated by the time signature of the music; a quarter note may or may not be the beat.
128. In music, a half note (American) or minim (British) is a note played for half the duration of a whole note (or semibreve) and twice the duration of a quarter note (or crotchet).
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A whole rest, which appears like a hat turned up, is also called a semibreve rest. It is the silent equivalent of the value of a whole note, a half rest (upside-down hat) is the silent equivalent to the value of a ?half note. Whole rests are placed on the 4th line of the staff.
Notes
| American Name | British Name | Duration |
|---|
| Half Note | Minim | 2 Beats |
| Quarter Note | Crotchet | 1 Beat |
| Eighth Note | Quaver | 1/2 a Beat |
| Sixteenth Note | Semiquaver | 1/4 of a Beat |
