Rests in compound time
A dotted rest for a whole beat
A whole silent beat in compound time is a dotted crotchet rest. A part of a beat is shown with quaver rests, or a crotchet rest for the first two quavers of a beat, never the last two.
Quick check
In , the whole of beat 2 is silent. Which rest fills it?
Rests in simple time, recapped
In simple or compound time, finish the beat first. After that, every silent beat has a rest of its own. A minim rest goes on beat 1 or 3 in , never across the middle; a whole silent bar is a semibreve rest.
A dotted semiquaver rest
A dot works on a rest just as on a note: half as long again. A dotted semiquaver rest lasts three demisemiquavers, so with one demisemiquaver after it, it fills half a beat.
Ties, recapped
A tie joins two notes of the same pitch into one sound: add the two lengths together.
Quick check
A dotted crotchet is tied to a quaver. How many crotchet beats does the sound last?
Remember
- A silent dotted beat: a dotted crotchet rest.
- A crotchet rest only for the first two quavers of a beat.
- A dotted semiquaver rest: three demisemiquavers.
- A tie: add the lengths.
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