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Rests are silences or spaces in music
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they have the same value as their corresponding notes
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Semibreve rest | (alt. name - Whole-note rest) ....... most commonly has 4 counts* (or beats in bar) *Can also be used as a rest for a 'whole bar' in any time signature. (whole bar rest) |
| 2 |
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Minim rest | (alt. name - Half-note rest) ....... most commonly has 2 counts (or beats in bar). |
| 4 |
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Crotchet rest | (alt. name - Quarter-note rest) ....... most commonly has 1 count (or beats in bar) This symbol (left) was once widely used to represent the crotchet rest but is not seen so often these days |
| 8 |
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Quaver rest | (alt. name - Eighth-note rest) ....... most
commonly has ½ count (or beats in bar) |
| 16 |
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Semiquaver rest | (alt. name - Sixteenth-note rest) ....... most commonly has ¼ count (or beats in bar) |
| Dotted
Rests: Rests can have their value increased in the same way as notes can by adding a dot to the right of the rest |
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