Keep counting while a rest takes the place of a note. Choose the strip with the same silent beat.
Pattern C · attacks at 1, 2, 4; rest at 3 in quarter-note units
The outlined block is silence. Say its beat number at the same speed as the surrounding sounded beats.
Count 4/4 at 80 BPM. Attacks occur at 1, 2, 4 in quarter-note beat units. Rests take time without an attack.
Pattern C · attacks at 1, 2, 3; rest at 4 in quarter-note units
Locate which numbered beat is absent in each example. The remaining attacks stay in their original positions.
Count 4/4 at 80 BPM. Attacks occur at 1, 2, 3 in quarter-note beat units. Rests take time without an attack.
Blocks show durations in quarter-note units. R marks a rest; > marks an accented attack. Numbers below each bar are quarter-note positions, which differ from the main beat in 6/8.
Check the idea: A correct rest leaves the following attack where it belongs; it does not move it earlier.
Count four beats, whisper the silent number, and choose the strip with the rest in that exact slot.
For each question, name the rest position before selecting. Keep the gap even when silence comes first.
Use the new questions to find a different silent position. Do not reuse the answer position from a corrected question.
Each session starts with two guided questions, then your chosen practice set, followed by two new questions at a different tempo. First answers, same-question retries, and the final check have separate results.
Begin this lesson80 quarter-note BPM · 4/4 · With guidance
Rest on beat 1, Rest on beat 2, Rest on beat 3, Rest on beat 4
Practice this level100 quarter-note BPM · 4/4 · Fewer hints
Rest on beat 1, Rest on beat 2, Rest on beat 3, Rest on beat 4
Practice this level120 quarter-note BPM · 4/4 · Fewer hints
Rest on beat 1, Rest on beat 2, Rest on beat 3, Rest on beat 4
Practice this levelThe teacher pack includes 10 fixed questions, replay controls, a student sheet, and a separate answer key. The printed key and downloaded JSON use the same questions.
Original synthesized audio · A4 = 440 Hz · mono, 48 kHz WAV.
These references explain the underlying definitions. The examples and practice sequences here are generated for Earstep.