my music homework says fill in each blank so that the duratons are equivalenti don't get it

well, isn't a half note equal to two quarter notes? Duration means how long.

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To fill in the blanks to make the durations in your music homework equivalent, you need to understand how to represent different note durations in music. In Western music notation, we commonly use different note values to represent durations.

Here are the most commonly used note values, listed from longest to shortest duration:

1. Whole Note (♩): This note lasts for four beats.
2. Half Note (½): This note lasts for two beats.
3. Quarter Note (¼): This note lasts for one beat.
4. Eighth Note (⅛): This note lasts for half a beat.
5. Sixteenth Note (1/16): This note lasts for a quarter of a beat.

To make the durations equivalent, you need to replace the blank spaces with note values that add up to the same total duration. For example, if you have a blank space that represents a duration of two beats, you could use two half notes (2 × ½ = 1), four quarter notes (4 × ¼ = 1), or eight eighth notes (8 × ⅛ = 1).

To know which note values to use, you'll need to look at the time signature of the music. The time signature tells you how many beats are in each measure and which note value gets the beat. For example, a common time signature is 4/4, which means there are four beats in each measure, and the quarter note gets one beat.

Once you know the time signature, you can determine how many beats the blank space represents and then choose the appropriate note values to fill in the blank. Remember to add up the durations to ensure they are equivalent.

If you could provide specific examples or more information about the blanks in your music homework, I could help you further.