Next we'll discuss the whole note in relation
to our measure. The whole note they last for
a total duration of our measure since it is
in 4/4 common time the whole note is four
counts so in actuality a whole note would
equal four quarter notes and to show you how
it works in relation to our measure you see
here at the beginning of each measure we have
our whole note and this is the whole note
here it is really just a circle an open circle,
and then it is four beats or four counts and
it is equal to four quarter notes. If we were
to count say our tempo is bop, bop, bop, bop,
the first whole note would be booop, booop,
booop. You see how it sustains throughout
the total duration of the measure for all
four counts. It is not bop, bop, bop like
a quarter note it sustains and it holds the
tone and it is important that you know that
it sustains, it doesn't end, it sustains throughout
the whole four counts. I'll do that again
for you, we're counting, dot, dot, dot, dot,
dooot, dooot, dooot, four beats, the whole
note is four beats and lasts throughout the
total duration of a 4/4 measure and that is
our whole note.
