Rests
Rests are used to indicate silence in music. Like notes, there are specific rests for each time value.
The Quarter Rest
This symbol is called a quarter rest.
It means there is one beat of silence.
Using some paper or a notebook, draw three quarter rests as shown here.
A rest is always a good place to take a breath. When you see a rest, hold the note you are playing right up to the beat where the rest occurs, and then stop the note right on that beat.
Remember to keep counting where you see a rest, even though you are not playing. Small counting numbers are placed under rests.
The Half Rest
A black box sitting on a line is called a half rest. It means there are two beats of silence.
The Whole Rest
A black box hanging under a line is called a whole rest. It means there are four beats of silence.
This song contains two half rests and one whole rest. Write the counting numbers under each bar and make sure you don’t confuse the two rests. Remember that a half rest sits on top of the line while the whole rest hangs under the line.
The following puzzle contains the musical terms from the list below. They can be written any way but backwards. When you have found all the words from the list, the left over letters form (from left to right) another musical term. Can you find it?
A-Maze-ing!
When you have brought the dot to the note, write down what a dot does to a note:
Place the appropriate time signature in front of every bar.
Have a look at the following notes and rests. Can you match their values?
