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TLDRThis video explains the concept of musical rests, which are the silences and pauses in music notation. The instructor first emphasizes that rests are as important as notes, providing contrast and space in music. Just as notes represent sounds, rests represent silence or the absence of sound. The instructor then systematically introduces the different types of rests - whole rests, half rests, quarter rests, eighth rests, etc. - explaining what each rest looks like, how many beats it represents, and how to properly draw it on a musical staff. The video concludes with suggested homework for viewers to practice identifying and drawing the various musical rests to prepare for the next lesson on combining rests and notes within measures.
Takeaways
- 😀 Rests are as important as notes in music. Treat them equally.
- 🎵 Rests are like silent notes with counts that help keep rhythm.
- 🎼 Use previous knowledge of note values to understand rest values.
- 🎹 Whole rest looks like someone falling in a hole on the beach.
- 👒 Half rest looks like a top hat so 'hat rest'.
- ♩ Quarter rest is drawn like a 'z' with a 'c' on bottom.
- 🎶 Eighth rest is a dot, 'u' and a line down like a 'y'.
- 🥁 Add more dots to get 16th, 32nd, 64th rests.
- 📝 Practice drawing all rests on sheet music over 20 times each.
- ✏️ Put whole and half rests on 3rd space, others below on staff.
Q & A
What are rests in music?
-Rests are silent beats in music. They represent a pause or break in the music where no sound is made.
Why are rests important in music?
-Rests are important because they allow musicians to coordinate the timing of when they come back in after a rest. Rests fill out the beats within a measure and are considered just as important as the musical notes.
How can you remember what a whole rest looks like?
-A whole rest looks like a sideways hat or whole note turned upside down. You can imagine someone walking along and falling into a hole to help remember what it looks like.
How do you draw a quarter rest?
-To draw a quarter rest, start by drawing a downstroke. Then draw a diagonal line to the left, finishing with a curved line like a lowercase c shape at the bottom.
Where are whole rests and half rests drawn on the musical staff?
-Whole rests and half rests are drawn starting on the third space from the top of the five-line musical staff.
What is the time signature used in the examples?
-The examples use a 4/4 time signature, which has 4 beats per measure.
What homework is assigned at the end of the video?
-The assigned homework is to practice drawing the different rests on sheet music, memorize their names, identify how many beats they last, and draw 20 of each type.
What will be covered in the next video lesson?
-The next video will show how to combine rests and notes together within a single measure or bar.
Why is it important not to hold a note through a rest?
-It's important not to hold a note through a rest because that would fail to respect the timing and break that the rest represents in the music.
What are some musical effects that rests can create?
-Rests can create effects like syncopation, suspension, hesitation, surprise, contrast, phrasing, and more in music.
Outlines
🎵 Introducing Musical Rests
The paragraph introduces the concept of rests in music theory. It explains that rests are silent beats used to provide breaks in the music. Rests need to be counted properly to keep rhythm. Composers utilize rests for important musical effects. Rests are as critical in sheet music as the played notes.
😴 Memorizing Different Rest Types
The paragraph covers how to identify and draw the various rest types in sheet music - whole rests, half rests, quarter rests, eighth rests, etc. It provides mnemonics and techniques to memorize each rest, like imagining a person falling into a hole for a whole rest. It assigns homework for further practice in placing rests on staff lines and spaces.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡rests
💡whole rest
💡half rest
💡quarter rest
💡eighth rest
💡4/4 time signature
💡drawing rests
💡counting
💡note values
💡measures/bars
Highlights
Rests are silent beats that represent breaks in the music
Rests are as important as notes in music and should not be overlooked
Rests and notes are treated as equals in music
Whole rests look like someone falling into a hole and last 4 beats
Half rests look like hats and last 2 beats
Quarter rests look like a sideways Z with a C on bottom and last 1 beat
8th rests look like a dot with a U shape and line and last half a beat
16th, 32nd, 64th rests add more dots and lines for shorter durations
Practice drawing the different rests on sheet music
Put whole and half rests on 3rd space, others on lines
Memorize names and beat durations of all rests
Practice identifying and drawing 20 of each type of rest
Rests and notes placed in specific ways within measures
Next video will cover combining rests and notes in measures
Take care and hope you found this helpful!
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