Rests in any time
The dotted minim rest
In and each beat is a dotted minim, so a whole silent beat is a dotted minim rest. It is used only in those times: elsewhere, three silent crotchet beats are a minim rest and a crotchet rest.
Quick check
In , a whole bar is silent. Which rest?
Finish the beat first
In any time, finish the beat first. After that, each silent beat has a rest of its own: a dotted rest for a compound beat, a plain rest for a simple one.
Quick check
In , a quaver starts beat 1, and the rest of the bar is silent. Which rests?
Remember
- Dotted minim rest: a silent beat in 6/4 or 9/4 only.
- Finish the beat first, then one rest a beat.
- A whole silent bar: a semibreve rest.
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