Music Theory Worksheet - Lesson 7: Basic Rhythm - Rests and Stems
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This music theory worksheet is the next worksheet in the basic rhythm worksheet series. It introduces musical rests and note stems, with rules to follow when drawing stems on half notes and quarter notes. Students can practice drawing different types of rests and combining this concept with different types of notes.
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What this worksheet is about:
The duration of musical silence is indicated by different types of rests.
quarter rest half rest whole rest
1 beat 2 beats 4 beats
There are rules to follow when drawing stems on half notes and quarter notes.
If the notes are below the third line, the stems for half notes and quarter notes are drawn downward on the left side of the notehead.
If the notes are on or above the middle line, the stems are drawn upward on the right side of the notehead.