Duration is the quality that lets you know how LONG or SHORT a note sounds.
IN PHYSICS It depends on
the LENGTH of the vibrations.
Short sound: few seconds
Long sound: a lot of seconds
IN
MUSIC WE NEED:
NOTE LENGHTS (semibreves, minims, crotchets, quavers, semiquavers...)
RESTS 
TIME SIGNATURES, BAR, BAR LINES, TEMPO...
With
the combination of different note lengths and silence we can play a RHYTHM

The
METRONOME is used for beating precise durations

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