Duets
A duet is a piece of music played by two instruments at the same time. This may be two trumpets, or a saxophone and a guitar, or a piano and a singer for example. The following example is a duet for two trumpets, using the note E along with the other notes you already know. The top line is for you to play and the bottom line is for your teacher. When you get to the end of bar four, remember to look ar teh top line of the second system of notation for you next bar rather than the bottom line of hte first system (the teacher's part). Learn your part well so you don't get distracted by the other part.
The Whole Note
This is a whole note. It lasts for four beats. There is one whole note in one bar of * time.
There are no breath marks in this piece, but there are several rests. You can breathe anythwere a rest occurs in the music. This is a good general rule to follow.
The Whole Rest
This symbol is called a whole rest. It indicates four beats or one whole bar of silence.
This example features both the whole note and the whole rest. Remember to keep counting regardless of whether you see notes or rests in the music.
