Counting Rests
If you understand basic math, you can easily learn to count notes.
If notes = sound, then rests = ________?
For every type of note, there is a rest of the same value.
The type of rest determines the length of the silence.
![Rests = Silence](https://vibeguymusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Rests-Silence.png)
Review Questions
- How many quarters in a dollar?
- How many quarters in a whole?
- How many quarter notes in a whole note?
- How many half notes in a whole note?
- How many quarters in a half?
- How many half dollars in a dollar?
- How many quarter notes in a half note?
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