If you were to add a Dor to a quarter note in four-four time, how many beats would the dotted quarter note occupy?
1. Half a beat
2. One beat
3. One-and-a-half beats
4. Two-and-half beats
To determine how many beats a dotted quarter note would occupy in four-four time, we need to understand how a dot affects the duration of a note.
A dot placed next to a note increases its duration by half of its original value. In four-four time, which means there are four beats per measure, a quarter note normally lasts for one beat.
To calculate the duration of a dotted quarter note, we take its original value (one beat) and add half of it (half of one beat). That means a dotted quarter note would last for one beat plus half of one beat, which equals one-and-a-half beats.
Therefore, the correct answer is option 3: One-and-a-half beats.