Half beat in 4/4 time:

How many beats is 2 eighth notes. If you divide a quarter note into 2, you get 2 eighth notes, and guess what…if you divide an eighth note into 2, you get two 16th notes. (1/2 + 1/2 = 1) if this doesn’t make sense, try dividing a quarter note in half. The dotted half note receives 3 beats, while the eighth note receives 1/2 of a beat.

So while an 8th note gets half a beat in a 4/4 time signature in a time signature with 8 at the bottom. It takes 2 eighth notes to equal 1 quarter note. A 1/4 note = 2 eighth.

In 2/2 or cut time, the quarter note is half the beat, while in 6/8, the quarter note is 2/3 of the beat. Eighth notes can be notated either as a singular note, or grouped in to pairs. How many notes is a 16th note?

A typical tune may be in 4/4. So a measure is equal to one whole note. How does a eighth note look like?

For such a simple rhythm, there’s a whole lot to unpack here. The denominator tells you what kind of note = 1 beat. 3 rows 1 1/2 beats in 4/4 time:

Whatever the number at the bottom of the time signature is, you divide that number by eight to figure out the number of beats in an eighth note. It depends on the time signature. How many beats does an eighth note or an eighth rest receive?