Grade 4 Music Theory, Unit 1, Lesson 3 of 8

The breve

About 2 min to read, then 5 practice questions

Two semibreves long

One breve, or two semibreves

The breve lasts as long as two semibreves: 8 crotchet beats, a whole bar of . Each value is still half the one before: breve 8, semibreve 4, minim 2, crotchet 1.

Quick check

A breve lasts as long as how many minims?

The breve rest

A breve rest: a block filling one space

The breve rest is a block that fills one space of the stave. The semibreve rest hangs below a line; the breve rest is twice as tall.

Quick check

Which rest fills a whole silent bar of ?

Remember

  • Breve: two semibreves, 8 crotchet beats.
  • Its rest: a block filling one space.

Practise this: 5 questions, about 3 min

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