1.2 Notes and Rests

• **Rests** represent silence or pauses in music.


  True
• Notes and rests are essential elements in music notation as they create the rhythm and flow
• An eighth note has a duration of 1/2 beat.
• A half note lasts twice as long as a quarter note.


  True
• A quarter rest indicates a 1-beat pause.
• What is the purpose of a rest in music?

  Provide pauses
• A quarter note lasts for 1 beat
• How many beats does a sixteenth note last?

  1/4 beat
• Match the rest type with its duration:

  Whole rest ↔️ 4 beats

  Half rest ↔️ 2 beats

  Quarter rest ↔️ 1 beat

  Eighth rest ↔️ 1/2 beat
• Arrange the note and rest types from longest to shortest duration:

  1️⃣ Whole note/rest

  2️⃣ Half note/rest

  3️⃣ Quarter note/rest

  4️⃣ Eighth note/rest

  5️⃣ Sixteenth note/rest
• Notes represent silence, while rests represent pitches.

  False
• An eighth note lasts half as long as a quarter note
• Match the rest type with its duration:

  Whole rest ↔️ 4 beats

  Half rest ↔️ 2 beats

  Quarter rest ↔️ 1 beat

  Eighth rest ↔️ 1/2 beat
• How many beats does a half note last?

  2
• How many beats does an eighth note last?

  1/2
• How many beats does a whole rest last?

  4
• Arrange the types of musical notes in order from longest to shortest duration.

  1️⃣ Whole note

  2️⃣ Half note

  3️⃣ Quarter note

  4️⃣ Eighth note

  5️⃣ Sixteenth note
• Notes represent musical pitches
• Match the characteristic with its description:

  Representation ↔️ Indicates a specific pitch for notes ||| Indicates a period of silence for rests

  Duration ↔️ Varies in length for both notes and rests

  Purpose ↔️ Produces sound for notes ||| Provides pauses in music for rests
• What is the duration of a whole note?

  4 beats
• Order the note durations from longest to shortest:

  1️⃣ Whole note

  2️⃣ Half note

  3️⃣ Quarter note

  4️⃣ Eighth note

  5️⃣ Sixteenth note
• What does a whole rest represent in music?

  4 beats of silence
• Musical rests mirror the durations of notes.


  True
• How many beats does a whole note last?

  4 beats
• An eighth note lasts for half a beat


  True
• A whole note lasts 4 times as long as a quarter note
• What is the purpose of rests in music?

  Silence or pauses
• In 4/4 time, a quarter note represents one beat
• What do rests indicate in musical notation?

  Silence or pauses
• A sixteenth rest lasts for 1/4 beat.


  True
• A whole note lasts for 4 beats.
• A quarter note lasts for 1 beat.
• A whole note lasts four times as long as a quarter note.


  True
• Musical rests represent periods of silence in a musical piece.
• Notes represent musical pitches, while rests represent periods of silence.


  True
• An eighth note lasts half as long as a quarter note.
• How many beats does a sixteenth note last?

  1/4
• Match the type of musical rest with its duration:

  Whole rest ↔️ 4 beats

  Half rest ↔️ 2 beats

  Quarter rest ↔️ 1 beat

  Eighth rest ↔️ 1/2 beat
• A whole rest lasts for 4 beats.
• How many beats does a half note last?

  2