Below is a table which displays whole, half, quarter, eighth, and sixteenth notes and rests, along with how long each one lasts, measured in beats. Whole notes and rests are easy to count because they last for four beats. Here is an example of a whole note and the count that it receives.

Common note symbols include the whole note, half note, quarter note, and eighth note, each representing a different number of beats. When reading music, the corresponding rest symbol indicates a period of silence for the same duration as the note.

A simple guide/description of musical notes of different lengths and their names and also the symbols for rests. For example, semi-breves, minims, crotchets, quavers etc