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Rest

A sign telling you to be silent, with exactly the same set of lengths as notes.

whole rest4 beats
half rest2 beats
quarter rest1 beats
eighth rest2 per beat
sixteenth rest4 per beat
Rests have exactly the same lengths as notes — they just have no sound

Where it's taught

Day 9 · Rests: silence with a length

Related terms

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