Black keys that are a half-step above a white key take the name of the white key and add the word sharp. Whole notes receive FOUR beats of sound. Rhythm Drawing Coloring Notes Beth S Notes Music Notes Drawing Rhythms Teaching Music The length of the trill ie how many notes youre able to alternate depends on the piece. . Draw a flag onto the end of the stem either as a separate stroke from the stem. But if you just have a beat or half a beat. In the Symbol window open the Font drop-down menu. Half of two is one so we. Another way to draw it is to make a line down and curving left straight to the right and then curving left and down. If you add a dot after the note head you add half of the note value to the base note. You can think of a dotted half note as equal to the length of one half note tied to a quarter note or as three quarter notes tied together. If its a long held note you can play a long trill. Ar...