The Whole Rest

This sign means you have to rest for the length of a whole note.

Notice than when a bar should remain silent you'll see a whole rest sign whether a musical piece is in three or four quarters.

We're going to play two pieces with this last new muscial rest we learned and then we'll combine the other different music rests in the later piano pieces as well.

Pieces With Different Music Rests

Now I'd like us to learn to play piano with much more expression. Let's learn to read piano notes with musical dynamic signs.