quarter note

In the score, he instructed the soloist and orchestra to play very softly and at an unhurried tempo of thirty-six quarter notes per minute.

An instructor quizzed them about quarter notes and helped them identify low- and high-pitched sounds.

The rhythm section plays quarter notes, laying a clear foundation for the swing feel that permeates this track.

For example, music for walking or marching is in duple meter and uses steady quarter notes, running music contains eighth notes, skipping music uses dotted rhythms, jumping music contains large interval leaps, and so forth.

For example, in 3/4 time, a measure can have any combination of notes and rests that is the same length as three quarter notes.