Question

What values are the equivalent of a whole note (in common/ simple time — we’ll get to compound time a bit later

Answer 1

Two half notes.

Four quarter notes.

Eight eighth notes.

Sixteen sixteenth notes.

Thirty two thirty second notes.

This is all in the 4/4 time usually given in a written score.

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

A whole note is equivalent to 4 beats

Explanation:

In musical concept, a whole note is the note that has the longest time value.

The length of a note is equivalent to four beats

And it takes up an entire bar in 4/4 time.

In notations, it is written as a slightly enlarged, stemless, hollow note-head.

The equivalence of a whole note is two half notes and four quarter notes, Eight eighth notes, etc.

It is also referred to as a semibreve.