How do you add beats to rests and notes?
Adding Rests to a Melody
- Bar 1: complete the first quarter note beat with one eighth rest.
- Bar 2: complete the first quarter note beat with an eighth rest, then write a quarter rest to complete the second beat of the bar. ...
- Bar 3: whole measure rest.
- Bar 4: finish the bar with a half rest on the strong 3rd beat.
How many beats is a note?
A whole note gets 4 beats, a half note gets 2 beats, and a quarter note gets 1 beat.
Do rest notes count as beats?
Like notes, each rest in music is allotted a certain amount of time. This time is measured in beats. A whole rest gets 4 beats, a half rest gets 2 beats, and a quarter rest gets 1 beat.