four beats
A whole note.
it equals a quarter note because 2 sixteenth notes equal an eight note so 4 sixteenth notes would equal a quarter note.
No. One eighth note equals one eighth of a whole note. Two eighth notes equal a quarter note, and four quarter notes make one whole note.
Dotted whole note, also known as a breve, or a double whole note.
16 sixteenth notes equal a whole note (1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a) =)
7/8
Four quarters is a whole. That's what the word "quarter" means.
Depending on the meter of the phrase, a whole note contains how the number of beats equal to the bottom number in the time signature.
4 beats
16 sixteenths equal one whole. So 16/2 = 8 sixteenths = half a whole.
In a 4 pattern time signature, it takes 8 quarter notes to equal a double whole note.
1 dotted half note = 3 beats 1 dotted whole note = 6 beats so 6/3 = 2 2 dotted whole notes equals a dotted half note