We do not use a Dotted Whole Rest in 3/2 Time - that is only found in Compound Time. Isn't it interesting that Measure #1 has a Dotted Whole Note for a Whole Measure of Sound in 3/2 Time however, Measure #2 has a Whole Rest for a Whole Measure of Silence in 3/2 Time. To continue to prove that each Whole Rest in 3/2 Time has a different value, add the Scoops, Counts and the Basic Beats. Step #2 - Add the Scoops, Counts and Basic Beats Therefore, the FIRST measure is the FIRST measure that you count with a ONE. (Get it - "pick up" the "pick up beat"! Yup, my student didn't laugh either.) How do we know it is the "end" of the final measure? I tell my students that if we were to add a repeat sign at the end of the song, we would go back and "pick up" that first incomplete measure as we continued through the song for the second time. The final measure and the measure at the beginning of the music equal one complete measure. Why? Because it isn't a complete measure. When dealing with an anacrusis (a pick-up beat or incomplete measure), we do not count the first incomplete measure as being Measure #1. upbeat specifically: one or more notes or tones preceding the first downbeat of a musical phrase.one or more syllables at the beginning of a line or poetry that are regarded as preliminary to and not part of the metrical pattern.In the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, an Anacrusis is defined as: In order to look at the number of beats that each whole rest in 3/2 time receives, we must first add the Measure Numbers. The answer is no, each Whole Rest in the example above has a different function and receives a different number of beats of silence.Īs my student would say - "Prove it"! Step #1 - Add the Measure Numbers So - back to the Whole Rest in 3/2 Time! Looking at the example below, can you tell me: Are both Whole Rests equal to the same number of beats of silence? Whole Rest in 3/2 Time with an Anacrusis. I thought for about half a second and said "Yup! I guess it is!". Silly Side Note - A student was questioning the concept of the Breve Rest the other day, so I pulled up my blog - Whole Rest in 4/2 Time - and read it with her.Īs I "proudly" showed her some of my other blogs, she started to laugh and said that it must be my mission in life to educate teachers on all those theory concepts that students ask questions about. Let's see how y'all are doing understanding this whole rest in 3/2 time concept (which can be tricky.which is why I'm blogging on it!). In Measure #4, the Whole Rest equals 3 beats of silence, as it is the Whole Measure of Silence (joining all 3 beats, Strong + weak + weak, into one rest). In Measure #2, the Whole Rest equals 2 beats of silence as it is the only rest we can use for the Strong plus weak pulses of beats 1 and 2. Let's have some fun and look at the above example. The Many Adventures of a Whole Rest in 3/2 Time
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