Quarter rest (crotchet rest)
A quarter rest gives the same silence as a quarter note. Its beat count depends on the time signature; unlike flagged rests, its standard zigzag shape has no flag.
- Notes and rests
- On the staff itself
- A wave or squiggle
Do not confuse it with
An eighth rest has one clear flag or hook; a quarter rest has the unflagged zigzag form.
What the sources say
- Rhythmic values
Rests represent silence in musical notation. For each durational symbol there exists a corresponding rest.
- Rest Duration
both a quarter rest and a quarter note occupy the same amount of time.
- An introduction to music theory — Values and dots
every time value has an equivalent symbol for silence – a rest.