Rests is music actually means silence. There are different types of rests, they have duration but no pitch.
Rests – Play Nothing
If you carefully listen to any song, you will observe that not all the instruments, including the melody, play together for the entire duration of the song.
There will be times when certain instruments or the melody itself will stop for some time and then it will start again at some other point.
The duration for which there needs to be silence is identified by Rests.
Types of Rests
There are various types of Rests and they are similar to the various types of Notes. Meaning, for every type of Note, you will find a corresponding Rest type and they will be equal in duration. For instance, a Quarter Rest will occupy the same time as a Quarter Note, the difference being the Note would make a sound whereas the Rest would be silent.
The relationship among the Rest types is also similar to that found among the Notes, as depicted below.
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