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What is dotted half rest?
A dotted half rest equals a half rest plus a quarter rest. Double Dotted Notes. A note, or rest can have more than one dot. If a note has two dots the first one adds half of the note value, and the second one adds half of the first dot.
How many beats is a dotted half rest?
A dot after a rest adds half the value of that rest. For example, a dotted half rest will receive 3 beats. That is because a half rest receives 2 beats, half of 2 is 1, and 2 plus 1 is 3.
What is dotted rest?
Notes and rests are dotted—that is to say, a dot is placed to the right of the note or rest—to indicate that the length of time the note is played or the rest is held should be changed in a piece of music.
