Dotted Notes and Rests In music, a dot is sometimes placed at the right side of a note/rest. A dot added to a note/rest changes its length of time or value. A dot gets the value of the note/rest it follows. Study the chart below. Chart 2 -Dotted Notes NAME Whole note Half note Quarter note Eighth note Sixteenth note NOTES 0 d J D BEATS 4 2 1 ½ ½ NAME Dotted whole note Dotted half note Dotted quarter note Dotted eighth note Dotted sixteenth note DOTTED NOTES O. d. d. ♪ BEATS A What is the value of a dot in a dotted quarter note? What dotted note has the longest duration? What kind of dotted note receives three beats? What happens to a rest if there's a dot on it? 3 1½ ¾ 3/8​