Understanding Basic Music Theory, 2013a

30 CHAPTER 1. NOTATION
Stem Direction
Figure 1.44: Keep stems and beams in or near the sta, but also use stem direction to clarify rhythms
and parts when necessary.
1.2.2 Duration: Rest Length 14
A rest stands for a silence in music. For each kind of note (Section 1.2.1), there is a written rest of the same
length.
The Most Common Rests
Figure 1.45
Exercise 1.2.2.1 (Solution on p. 67.)
For each note on the rst line, write a rest of the same length on the second line. The rst measure
(Section 1.2.3.1:Beats and Measures) is done for you.
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