Lesson 9 - Playing With Rests – 16 Exercises

Don’t forget to whisper the rested beat to help you count it.

If 70bpm is too fast then slow down your metronome.

You may find 8th beat rests (from Pattern 8 onward) more challenging. This is due to something called syncopation, which you can learn more about here

If a pattern is too challenging then play along with the video, to better understand the rhythm.

I also suggest printing out the worksheet and writing out the numbers above each beat. When there’s a rest, write a smaller number or + to indicate that it’s silent.

Click on the worksheets below to enlarge and print.

CORRECTION: In the video in Pattern 11 I missed the upbeat of the 4 (and).

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