Dotted Quarter Note lasts how many beats?

Dotted Quarter Note lasts how many beats?

• A. One beat
• B. Two beats
• C. Three beats
• D. One and a half beats

Answer: (D)

A dot adds half of a note’s value to its duration, so a dotted quarter lasts 1 beat plus 0.5 beat, totaling 1.5 beats in common time. Since a quarter note equals one beat, the dot extends it by half of that value, making the total 1.5 beats. It’s longer than a single beat but not long enough to reach two beats. The longer options correspond to longer note values (two beats would be a note twice as long, and three beats would be a dotted half note), whereas the dotted quarter sits right in between.

A dot adds half of a note’s value to its duration, so a dotted quarter lasts 1 beat plus 0.5 beat, totaling 1.5 beats in common time. Since a quarter note equals one beat, the dot extends it by half of that value, making the total 1.5 beats. It’s longer than a single beat but not long enough to reach two beats. The longer options correspond to longer note values (two beats would be a note twice as long, and three beats would be a dotted half note), whereas the dotted quarter sits right in between.