Identify Musical Notes

Recognize five common note symbols and learn their relative durations. For the beat questions, a quarter note equals one beat.

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01 Which note is shown? A music note symbol. Compare its filled or open notehead, stem, and flags.
02 Which note is shown? A music note symbol. Compare its filled or open notehead, stem, and flags.
03 Which note is shown? A music note symbol. Compare its filled or open notehead, stem, and flags.
04 Which note is shown? A music note symbol. Compare its filled or open notehead, stem, and flags.
05 Which note is shown? A music note symbol. Compare its filled or open notehead, stem, and flags.
06 How many quarter-note beats does a half note receive? A music note symbol. Compare its filled or open notehead, stem, and flags.
07 How many quarter-note beats does a whole note receive? A music note symbol. Compare its filled or open notehead, stem, and flags.
08 How many quarter-note beats does an eighth note receive? A music note symbol. Compare its filled or open notehead, stem, and flags.
09 How many quarter-note beats does a sixteenth note receive? A music note symbol. Compare its filled or open notehead, stem, and flags.
10 Which note lasts for 1 beat when a quarter note equals 1 beat? A music note symbol. Compare its filled or open notehead, stem, and flags.