Ties and grouping rests
Recap: ties
A tie joins two notes of the same pitch into one sound, often across a barline. Add the two lengths together.
Finish the beat first
Rests are grouped so a player can always see the beats. Finish the beat first. After that, every whole beat gets a rest of its own. A whole bar of silence is a semibreve rest, in any time signature.
Quick check
In , a crotchet is followed by three silent beats. Which rests are right?
Half a bar of silence
In , half a bar of silence can be one minim rest. It goes only on beat 1 or beat 3, never across the middle of the bar.
Quick check
In , beats 2 and 3 are silent. Which rests are right?
Remember
- A tie: add the tied notes together.
- Finish the beat first, then a rest for each whole beat.
- A minim rest in 4/4: on beat 1 or 3 only.
This question is in Brainlag Plus