Roll over the cards for a description *IMG card Notation with rollovers* Fig.1 Quarter Note (crotchet) is a whole beat long. Eighth Note (quaver) is 1/2 a beat long. One on its own has a little flick at the top. Eighth Note Triplet three make a whole beat. Sixteenth Note (semi quaver) is 1/4 of a beat long. F Fig.2 Quarter Note Rest (crotchet rest) is a whole beat long Eight Note Rest (quaver rest) is half a beat long Fig.3 The little dot increases the note length by 1/2 of its value. The Dotted Quarter Note (shown above) is 1 & half beats long ie. 3 eighth notes duration. The Dotted Eighth Note is 3/4 of a beat long i.e 3 sixteenth notes duration. Fig.4 An arrow above a note is an Accent. A lound note played with a wider stroke or an rim-shot. The tiny single 18th note with a line through it show a Fam adournment. 2 tiny 16th notes shows a Ruff or Drag adournment.