An eighth note (if the measure is in 4/4 time), because each measure gets 4 beats, therefore 1 beat is a quarter measure ergo, a quarter note. Half of a quarter is an eighth, therefore a half beat is an eighth note.
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an eighth note which is half of one beat or count in 4/4 time
The time signature. The top note is how many beats in a measure, the bottom is what type of note gets a beat. For example, 4/4: four notes in the measure, quarter notes gets a beat.
In short, it means there are two beats in each measure and the half note gets one beat. 2/2 is simply a different way of notating cut-time.
first of all, 4 quarter notes? four half notes? anyway, to answer your question, if one measure receives 4 quarter notes, it would be like this.... 4 beats in a measure: 4 quarter note gets one beat: 4 So the bottom number is what type of note gets one beat, and the top number states how many beats in one measure.