Rests & Silent Beats Rests work very closely with sounds in order to form a muscial piece through the combining of sound and silence. They are counted as beats and can be used together but the beats must work within the timing sequence. Whole Rest 4 beats Half Rest 2 beats Quarter Rest 1 beat Eighth Rest 1/2 beat Sixteenth Rest 1/4 beat Thirty Second Rest 1/8 beat Sixty Fourth Rest 1/16 beat

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