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In music, a half note (American) or minim (British) is a note played for half the duration of a whole note (or semibreve) and twice the duration of a quarter note (or crotchet).

So if you see a 2 2. We also call that cut time. And it can be shown. By a big letter c with a line going up and down through it cut time top two tells us there are two counts in each measure.

In half time, the feel of notes are chopped in half, but the actual time value remains the same. For example, at the same tempo, 8th notes (quavers) would sound like 16ths (semiquavers). In the case of the half time shuffle, triplets sound like 16th note (semiquaver) triplets, etc.

An eighth note (quaver) is 1/2 of a beat.

But instead of clapping ha. Ha. We'll only clap on top. And then we'll pulse our hand once for uh like this ha ah. So with two half notes together it'll sound like ha.

minim A half note (also called a minim in British English) is a note in traditional Western music notation that is notated with an open note head and a stem.

half·​time ˈhaf-ˌtīm. ˈhäf- : an intermission between halves of a game or contest (as in football or basketball)

the intermission or rest period between the two halves of a football, basketball, or other game, during which spectators are often entertained by baton twirling, marching bands, or the like.

: an intermission between halves of a game or contest (as in football or basketball)

Reading Music : Note Value

A crotchet is a musical note with the time value of one beat - or a quarter of a semibreve. In the American terminology, the crotchet is known as a 'quarter note' as it is played for one quarter of the length of a semibreve, which is called a 'whole note' in the American terminology.

A whole note is held for 4 beats. The symbol for a half note is a circle with a stem. A quarter note is a solid black circle with a stem. An eighth note is a solid black circle with a stem and one flag.