A rest is a symbol of a musical pause.

the symbols used to record the breaks of different lengths are called rests.

commonly used are:

full rest, binary rest, quartile rest, eightieth rest, sixteenth rest and thirty-second rest.

Their relationship is that the ratio of the former to the latter is 2:1. For example, 1 full rest =2 binary rest, 1 binary rest =2 quartile rest, etc.

the writing of notes and rests

in notation, the writing of notes and rests is closely related to the conception of music and the position of notes and rests on the staff. The purpose of correct notation is to reflect musical thoughts simply, scientifically, reasonably and accurately.

the problem of notation is extremely complicated. Here, the basic rules of writing notes and rests can only be described as follows: notes include three components. Fu Tou (hollow or solid oval mark), stem (vertical short line) and tail (flag mark connected to one end of stem). The Fu Tou of notes can be recorded on the lines and spaces of the staff. The higher the position of Fu Tou on the staff, the higher the pitch, whereas the lower the position of the note Fu Tou. Use the note stem to record the score. When Fu Tou is above the third line, the stem is facing down and written on the left side of Fu Tou; Below the third line, the stem is facing up and written on the right side of Fu Tou. Fu Tou is on the third line, and the trunk can be up or down, depending on the direction of the adjacent trunk. The tail is always written on the right side of the stem and bends towards Fu Tou. If the same trunk is connected to many Fu Tou and distributed above and below the third line, Fu Tou, which is farthest from the third line, shall prevail. When many notes form a group, they are connected with the same symbol tail (symbol bar). At this time, the direction of the operator is still based on Fu Tou, which is farthest from the third line. More than two symbols should be parallel. Single-part music always uses a single symbol to record music. Multi-voice music can only be recorded with a single symbol if the rhythm is the same. When the rhythm is different, use double-operator or multi-operator to record music. When two-part music is recorded with double-character stems, the principle remains the same when the high-voice stems are up, the low-voice stems are down, and the voices are staggered. Generally, the length of the stem should be kept at an octave distance. If the stem is connected with many symbols, the length of the stem should be the distance between Fu Tou and the octave distance. If Fu Tou is above the third line, the stem must extend to the third line or the fourth line of the staff. If Fu Tou is below the third line, the stem must extend to the third line or the second line of the staff. If a note has a suffix, the shape of the suffix remains unchanged. When many notes are linked together by * * * with a suffix, the lengths of the stems are mostly different. At this time, the distance between the fret and the nearest Fu Tou should be at least eight degrees. The direction of the symbol bar is basically parallel to the general trend of Fu Tou.

due to the narrow spectral plane, the distance is at least eight degrees. The direction of the symbol bar is basically parallel to the general trend of Fu Tou. Due to the narrow spectrum and other reasons, when it is impossible to abide by the above rules, it is entirely possible to shorten or lengthen the stem length appropriately. The dotted line is written in the space to the right of the note Fu Tou and the rest, not on the line. The rest is always recorded on or near the third line in the single-symbol dry notation. The binary rest is written above the third line, and the total rest is written below the fourth line. In the double-operator notation, when each voice * * * has the same pause, the notation of the rest is the same as that of the single-operator notation. When individual voices stop, the rest is written on the edge of the staff, or outside the staff. At this time, the full rest and the binary rest should be underlined. The full rest is written below the added line and the binary rest is written above the added line.