RHYTHMIc VALUES OF RESTS

Silence is also an important part of music. A note does not have to start immediately after the end of a previous one. There can be silence between them. A rest is the graphical symbol used to mark silence. For each rhythmic value of a note, there exists a rest that is used to mark the silence of the same rhythmic value. This is shown in the next figure.

Figure: Rhythmic values of rests

Like notes, rests can also be dotted and the same principles hold for determining their rhythmic values.