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notation - Difference between half note and quarternote with quarter rest - Music: Practice & Theory Stack Exchange
Why do (mostly Americans) insist on using 'whole note, half note, quarter note, etc' for note values, when the (mainly British) system uses discrete names for note values which are less confusing? -
![SOLVED: Check Out! A. Match the names of the notes and rests in column A with their corresponding symbols in column B. Write the letter of the correct answer in your music SOLVED: Check Out! A. Match the names of the notes and rests in column A with their corresponding symbols in column B. Write the letter of the correct answer in your music](https://cdn.numerade.com/ask_images/009bb98a809e478fa626f51acd2359e0.jpg)