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A musical rest that equals a half note looks like this:

a half rest

A rhythm pattern with a half rest. Now let's read and clap musical patterns with these musical rests.
This time try to read and clap according to the pattern first, and check out the answer to see if you clapped correctly.

The half notes are very important in the next musical piece. They're part of the nature of this piece called Little Night Music by Mozart.
Try to play it and cound 1.. 2.. 3.. 4...

A Quarter Rest in the fifth symphony by Beethoven

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To sum up this subject, here are two musical pieces with half rests.

Tod the Frog Download   Play

Clap Yout Hands Download   Play

Now we only have to discuss the whole rest before we finish talking about musical rests.

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Piano Notes Lessons

1. Intro 14. Dynamic Signs
2. Piano Keyboard Layout 15. Gradual and Sudden Dynamic Changes
3. Playing Melodies by Ear 16. Eighth Notes
4. Rhythm 17. The Sharp Sign
5.The Treble Staff 18. The Flat Sign
6. Draw a Treble Clef 19. The Natural Sign
7. The Bass Clef 20. Accent Marks
8.The Grand Staff 21. Music Terms for Beginners
9. Harmonic Intervals 22. Sixteenth Notes
10. The Dotted Half Note 23. Tempo Marks
11.The Quarter Rest 24. The Dotted Notes
12. The Half Rest 25. Triplets
13. The Whole Rest 26. Double Accidentals
27. A Review of Musical Terms



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