minim

Origins of the Minim in Music At the time this word was coined the minim, or half-note, was the shortest note used. This is why minim comes from the Latin minimus, meaning the smallest, least or insignificant. In English, we still call this note a minim but, in American English, it's exclusively known as a half-note.

A minim is a musical note that's worth two beats. It appears as a hollowed out semicircle with a stem going up or down the musical staff (the five horizontal lines and four spaces on which notes sit) according to what note it is.

The Minim (half note) is worth 2 crotchets (¼ notes). It's called a half note, and worth half a bar. The Semibreve (or whole note) is worth 2 minims (½ notes), or 4 crotches (¼ notes). Whole note, whole bar.

In French music a shorter note value was created: the minim (𝆺𝅥). These note symbols provided the basis for notation from the late 13th to the late 15th century. This system, called mensural notation, was based on several fundamental principles that determined the value of a note relative to that of its neighbours.

Origins of the Minim in Music At the time this word was coined the minim, or half-note, was the shortest note used. This is why minim comes from the Latin minimus, meaning the smallest, least or insignificant. In English, we still call this note a minim but, in American English, it's exclusively known as a half-note.

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Minim Rest This rest has a relative length of a half note and a value of 2 beats, the same as the minim note. This musical rest looks the same as the semibreve rest, but its location is different. It sits on the middle line of the stave.

The minim, or half note, lasts twice as long as a crotchet, or 2 counts. It looks the same as the crotchet or quarter note, except it's white. The semibreve or whole note lasts twice as long as a minim, or for 4 counts. This note is just a head without a stem.

Rhythm notation A minim lasts for two crotchet beats.

In other words: crotchet = 60 is sixty beats per minute with each beat indicating one crotchet. This would be half the speed of minim = 60 because, although there are still sixty beats in a minute, each one of those beats is worth a minim (two crotchets)

Musical symbols are the marks and symbols, used since about the 13th century in the musical notation of musical scores, styles, and instruments, in order to describe pitch, rhythm, tempo – and, to some degree, its articulation (e.g., a composition in its fundamentals).

Half rest or minim rest In music notation, this rest symbol is a rectangle that sits on top of the middle line of the staff. The symbol extends upwards and fills about ½ of the fourth space on the staff. This rest has the same duration of two beats as half notes.