A hollow oval with a stem, lasting half as long as a whole note.
Also known as: Minim, Hollow note with a stick
A hollow oval with a stem is a half note — two beats in common time. The stem is the whole difference from a whole note, and whether it points up or down carries no duration meaning at all.
Differs from a whole note only by its stem, and from a quarter note only by having a hollow rather than filled head.
Contexts: Music
Points its stem up or down according to the note's position on the staff, a rule of legibility that carries no effect on duration or pitch.
Contexts: Music
A hollow oval lying slightly on its side with a straight vertical stem rising from its right edge or descending from its left.
Identical apart from whether the head is hollow or filled, which is easily lost at small sizes.
Adjacent values in the halving series.