Duration and Rests

Music compositions do not always begin

on the first beat of the measure.

The fermata extends the duration of a note by

extending the count of a pitch (or pitches that sound simultaneously)

Dots placed after a note extend the duration of that note by

adding one- half of its value.

Rests are

symbols for silence

Ties

________ connect two or more notes of the same pitch by adding together the note values of each tied note.

Slurs connect

two or more notes of different pitches.

For every note value there is a corresponding

symbol to rest

Note values may be extended through the use of

a tie: ⁀

Ties must be drawn

from note head to note head and must connect each note.

How many times are tied notes played?

Tied notes are played only once

Tied notes continue to sustain

for the duration of all tied note values.

Ties may be used to

hold a note into the next measure.

Slurs should not be confused with

ties.

Slurs should be played

smoothly and connected.

A dotted note should not be confused with

the staccato

Staccato:

a dot that is placed above or below a note.

Staccato notes are played in

a disconnected or unconnected manner.

An incomplete measure at the beginning of a piece is called

an anacrusis (from the Greek word, anákrousis, meaning “to strike, push back”).

An incomplete measure at the end of the piece together with the anacrusis measure at the beginning will usually

total the correct number of beats signified by the top number of the time signature.

The anacrusis is sometimes called

a pick-up or upbeat.

Rests may be dotted, but

they may not be tied.