In music, quarter note means: A note that lasts a quarter of a whole note. In 4/4 time, one quarter note usually equals one beat.
In Turkish: dörtlük, dörtlük nota
How it is used
Used in American English and in most notation software. The family is whole note, half note, quarter note, eighth note and sixteenth note. Tempo marks often read 'quarter note = 120'.
Example sentences
Play steady quarter notes on the hi-hat while the bass plays the riff.
The tempo marking says quarter note equals 72, so take it slowly.
Common collocations
quarter note rest
dotted quarter note
steady quarter notes
quarter note equals
Related terms
restA symbol in notation that tells you to be silent for a set length of time, such as a quarter rest or a whole-bar rest.
beatThe steady pulse that you tap your foot to in a piece of music. Beats are grouped into bars, and their speed is the tempo.
noteA single musical sound with a particular pitch and length, or the written symbol that shows it. In English, notes are named with the letters A to G.
time signatureThe two numbers at the start of a piece that show how many beats are in each bar and which note value gets one beat, for example 3/4 or 6/8.
rhythmThe pattern of long and short sounds and silences in music, and how they are placed in time against the beat.
