half rest

A musical note denoting a rest (pause) for the length of a half note. Visually, it appears as a filled in rectangle placed directly above one of the musical staff lines.

If it is placed directly below one of the staff lines, it is a whole rest.

Examples

• Danbooru asset #20779047

See also

• half note
• dotted half note

External links

• Wikipedia: Half note (rest)
• Wikipedia: Rest (music)