A minim, since 2 2 is a simple duple time signature.
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The 4 8 time signature indicates that there a four beats per measure and each beat is an eighth note.
In music notation, a crotchet (quarter note) is typically equal to one quarter of the duration of a semibreve (whole note). Therefore, there are typically four crotchets in a semibreve. This relationship is based on the standard time signature of 4/4, where a semibreve receives four beats and each crotchet receives one beat.
a quarter rest
a whole rest
The organization of notes in a composition or passage, with respect to time, in such a way that a regular pulse made up of beats can be perceived and the duration of each note can be measured in terms of these beats. The beats are grouped regularly into larger units called bars or measures. Metre is identified at the beginning of a composition, or at any point where it changes, by a time-signature.