Reading Music #31: Quarter Rests
Quarter rests are those crazy little squiggly-looking symbols that are worth 1 beat of silence. They are the quiet counterpart to quarter notes.
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Quarter Rests – The Squiggles That Make You Want To Wiggle, Silently Of Course
Those crazy little squiggles you see in your music are called quarter rests. Much like quarter notes, they receive a total of one count each.
