![]() Since I struggle with rules that have a list of exceptions, (like always write "i" after "e" except after "c" and a whole bunch of other exceptions), I prefer to teach rules that work with NO exceptions. So, quite "Simply" (haha), if you do not use dotted rests in Simple Time, you will never be wrong. I cannot find any reliable source that says "You can use a dotted rest in Simple Time for the following situations:". I have spent months trying to figure out the "rules" that would allow for the use of dotted rests in Simple Time. Welcome to Blog 2 in the Simple Time Rests Series - No Dotted Rests! In Blog 2, we will look at a fun way to understand why it is easiest if you do not use dotted rests in Simple Time. Write your own rhythms and music compositions! Get free blank staff paper at Time Rests Blog 2 - No Dotted Rests Learn ties over measure lines and syncopations in Lesson 3. In 4/4 time the whole rest is equal to four beats: In 3/4 time the whole rest is equal to three beats: Therefore, in 2/4 time the whole rest is equal to two beats: It indicates that the entire measure should be silent. Its length is determined by the time signature in which it occurs. The whole rest is a unique symbol in music notation. The whole rest looks very similar to a half rest, but it sits just beneath a staff line. Three quarter rests will usually be represented by a half rest and a quarter rest instead. However, two quarter rests are more easily notated with a half rest. Some of the rhythm patterns in Lesson 1 of The Fundamentals of Rhythm include rests that last for a few beats. In a traditional five-line staff, the half rest sits on top of the middle line. On a one-line staff, the half rest sits on top of the line. Just as a half note is equal to two quarter notes, a half rest is equal to two quarter rests. The whole note consists of just a notehead. Visually, the whole note is unique in that it does not have a stem. Whole notes will never occur in 2/4 or 3/4 time because they have too many beats for a measure in those time signatures. Therefore, when the quarter note is equal to one beat, the whole note is equal to four beats. The whole note is equal to the length of four quarter notes tied together. Dotted half notes will never occur in 2/4 time because they have too many beats for a measure. Therefore, when the quarter note is equal to one beat, the half note is equal to three beats. Another way to count the dotted half note is to think of it as being equal to the length of three quarter notes tied together. In the case of the dotted half note, a half note is tied to a quarter note. ![]() When a dot is added to the right side of a note, it means that half of that note value is added to its length. Therefore, when the quarter note is equal to one beat, the half note is equal to two beats. The half note is equal to the length of two quarter notes tied together. Here is a list of note values and how long they are in relation to quarter notes. ![]() There are simpler ways to represent most tied notes, though. The tie indicates that we hold the notes together without re-articulating or restarting the second note of the tie. A tie is a line that connects two or more notes that are the same pitch. One way to create longer notes is with the tie. In this lesson we will learn notes and rests that are longer than one beat. ![]() Lesson 1 introduced notes and rests that are equal to one beat: quarter notes and quarter rests in 2/4, 3/4, and 4/4 time. Home - Fundamentals of Rhythm Table of Contents Lesson 2: Ties, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes, and Rests ![]()
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